The persistence of leptospiral agglutinins titers in human sera diagnosed by the microscopic agglutination test

The persistence of agglutinins detected by MAT has created some problems to the interpretation of the results. The aim of this study was to examine the data of serology from 70 patients with serologically confirmed diagnosis of leptospirosis by during 3-13 months after being affected with leptospire...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 1998-05, Vol.40 (3), p.183-184
Main Authors: Romero, E C, Caly, C R, Yasuda, P H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agglutination Tests - methods
Agglutinins - blood
Antibodies, Bacterial - blood
Humans
Leptospira - immunology
Leptospiral agglutinins
Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis - blood
Leptospirosis - immunology
Leptospirosis - microbiology
Microscopic Agglutination Test
Reproducibility of Results
Time Factors
TROPICAL MEDICINE
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Summary:The persistence of agglutinins detected by MAT has created some problems to the interpretation of the results. The aim of this study was to examine the data of serology from 70 patients with serologically confirmed diagnosis of leptospirosis by during 3-13 months after being affected with leptospires in order to elucidate the interpretation of the persistence of agglutinins detected by MAT. Sixty-one patients sera (87.14%) had titers equal or greater than 800. Of these, two individuals maintained titers of 800 thirteen months after the onset. This study showed that only one sample of sera with high titers is not reliable to determine the time at which infection occurred.
ISSN:0036-4665
1678-9946
0036-4665
1678-9946
DOI:10.1590/S0036-46651998000300009