Stability of Freeze-Dried Sera Stored at Different Temperatures for the Detection of Anti-Leishmania infantum Antibodies Using Direct Agglutination Test.

This study aimed to evaluate freeze-dried sera as an alternative to non-freeze dried for detection of anti-Leishmania infantum antibodies over the course of 11 months using the direct agglutination test (DAT).Altogether, 60 serum samples (30 from humans and 30 from dogs) were collected from various...

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Main Authors: Zahra Kakooei, Mehdi Mohebali, Behnaz Akhoundi, Abbas Rahimi Foroshani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014-11-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/3829