Usefulness of the Ranking Technique in the Microscopic Agglutination Test (MAT) to Predict the Most Likely Infecting Serogroup of Leptospira

Usefulness of the Ranking Technique in the Microscopic Agglutination Test (MAT) to Predict the Most Likely Infecting Serogroup of Leptospira

The microscopic agglutination test (MAT) used for the serological diagnosis of leptospirosis, as a robust and inexpensive method, is still the reality in many laboratories worldwide. Both the performance and the interpretation of the MAT vary from region to region, making standardization difficult....

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Main Authors: Israel Barbosa Guedes, Gisele Oliveira de Souza, Juliana Fernandes de Paula Castro, Matheus Burilli Cavalini, Antônio Francisco de Souza Filho, Marcos Bryan Heinemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
leptospirosis
serology
MAT
diagnostic
epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.654034/full

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