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- Title
The microscopic agglutination test (MAT) is an unreliable predictor of infecting Leptospira serovar in Thailand.
- Authors
Smythe, Lee D; Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn; Chierakul, Wirongrong; Suputtamongkol, Yupin; Tiengrim, Surapee; Dohnt, Michael F; Symonds, Meegan L; Slack, Andrew T; Apiwattanaporn, Apichat; Chueasuwanchai, Sunee; Day, Nicholas P; Peacock, Sharon J
- Abstract
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.
- Publication
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2009, Vol 81, Issue 4, p695
- ISSN
1476-1645
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.4269/ajtmh.2009.09-0252