The microscopic agglutination test (MAT) is an unreliable predictor of infecting Leptospira serovar in Thailand

Autor:	Sharon J. Peacock, Meegan L. Symonds, Michael F. Dohnt, Surapee Tiengrim, Nicholas P. J. Day, Sunee Chueasuwanchai, Andrew T. Slack, Yupin Suputtamongkol, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Wirongrong Chierakul, Apichat Apiwattanaporn, Lee D. Smythe
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	Adult Male Serotype Adolescent Microbiology Young Adult Predictive Value of Tests Leptospira Agglutination Tests Virology Direct agglutination test Leptospiraceae Humans Medicine Leptospirosis Aged Microscopy biology business.industry Middle Aged Thailand biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Predictive factor Titer Infectious Diseases Female Parasitology business
Popis:	A prospective study in Thailand identified 106 patients with culture-proven leptospirosis. The accuracy of the microscopic agglutination test (MAT) in predicting the infecting serovar was evaluated in 78/106 (74%) patients with a diagnostic titer. MAT correctly determined the infecting serovar in 26 cases (33%), indicating that this assay is a poor predictor of infecting serovar in our setting.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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