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Vol. 10 No. 3 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2016.673

Comparison between latex and microscopic agglutination test for detection of human leptospiral antibodies

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Received: 13 November 2015
Published: 30 September 2016
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Human leptospirosis, latex agglutination test, microscopic agglutination test.
Medicine, Laboratory,

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Ehsanollah Sakhaee
Ehsan_Sakhaee@yahoo.com
Department of Clinical Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
Mehdi Golchin
Department of Pathobiology, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
Zahra Davoodian
Department of Clinical Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
Leptospirosis, notably Weil's syndrome, is an often severe, acute febrile illness caused by microorganisms of the genus Leptospira. The microscopic agglutination test (MAT) is the basic method for the sero-diagnosis of leptospirosis, as the test has a high sensitivity and can be used for classification, but has some disadvantages. Therefore, we have explored latex agglutination test (LAT) for use as a practical and rapid for sero-diagnosis of human leptospirosis and compared the applicability of commercial tests MAT and LAT in the detection of specific antibodies against Leptospira interrogans in human.

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This research was funded by Research Council of Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman,
Kerman,
Iran

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Comparison between latex and microscopic agglutination test for detection of human leptospiral antibodies. (2016). Italian Journal of Medicine, 10(3), 219-222. https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2016.673

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