| Literature DB >> 17028219 |
Stuart D Blacksell1, 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.
Abstract
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 admission serum (Leptotek sensitivity of 47.3% and specificity of 75.5%: ELISA sensitivity of 60.9% and specificity of 65.6%) compared to the Leptospira "gold standard" microscopic agglutination test.Mesh:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17028219 PMCID: PMC1595324 DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00219-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Vaccine Immunol ISSN: 1556-679X