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

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: 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
• مؤلفون آخرون: Mahosot Hospital
• التنسيق: مقال
• منشور في: 2018
• الموضوعات: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/22973
• المؤسسة: 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...