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http://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/dspace/handle/123456789/18422| Title: | Microcapsule agglutination test for the diagnosis of leptospirosis in Thailand |
| Authors: | Y. Suputtamongkol S. Sarawish S. Silpasakorn U. Potha K. Silpapojakul P. Naigowit Mahidol University Prince of Songkla University National Institutes of Health, Bethesda |
| Keywords: | Immunology and Microbiology;Medicine |
| Issue Date: | 1-Jan-1998 |
| Citation: | Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. Vol.92, No.7 (1998), 797-801 |
| Abstract: | Sera from 82 cases of leptospirosis (confirmed by micro-agglutination tests or IFAT) and 108 patients with other diseases were investigated using the microcapsule agglutination test (MCAT) for leptospirosis. The overall sensitivity (90.2%), specificity (96.3%), positive predictive value (94.9%), negative predictive value (92.9%), and accuracy of the MCAT (93.7%) were encouraging. MCAT is simple, can be performed by unskilled personnel with minimum laboratory facilities, and produces results in 3 h. MCAT would be a reliable serodiagnostic test for rapidly screening individuals for leptospirosis, in various geographical areas of Thailand. |
| URI: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=0032323953&origin=inward http://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/dspace/handle/123456789/18422 |
| ISSN: | 00034983 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scopus 1991-2000 |
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