Reverse-Transcriptase PCR Detection of Leptospira: Absence of Agreement with Single-Specimen Microscopic Agglutination Testing.

Reference diagnostic tests for leptospirosis include nucleic acid amplification tests, bacterial culture, and microscopic agglutination testing (MAT) of acute and convalescent serum. However, clinical laboratories often do not receive paired specimens. In the current study, we tested serum samples u...

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Main Authors: Jesse J Waggoner, Ilana Balassiano, Alisha Mohamed-Hadley, Juliana Magalhães Vital-Brazil, Malaya K Sahoo, Benjamin A Pinsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4503744?pdf=render