Limited diagnostic capacities of two commercial assays for the detection of Leptospira immunoglobulin M antibodies in Laos

• Main Authors: Stuart D. Blacksell, Lee Smythe, Rattanaphone Phetsouvanh, Michael Dohnt, Rudy Hartskeerl, Meegan Symonds, Andrew Slack, Manivanh Vongsouvath, Viengmone Davong, Olay Lattana, Simmaly Phongmany, Valy Keolouangkot, Nicholas J. White, Nicholas P.J. Day, Paul N. Newton
• 其他作者: Mahosot Hospital
• 格式: Article
• 出版: 2018
• 主題: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• 在線閱讀: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/22973
• 機構: Mahidol University

The diagnostic utility of immunochromatographic (Leptotek) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA; Panbio) tests for the detection of Leptospira immunoglobulin M antibodies was assessed in febrile adults admitted in Vientiane, Laos. Both tests demonstrated poor diagnostic accuracy using admiss...