Further evaluation of one-point microcapsule agglutination test for diagnosis of leptospirosis

A total of 100 serum samples including 22 acute phase sera and 39 paired sera collected from clinically diagnosed cases of leptospirosis in Ming-shan County, Sichuan Province, China were examined by the one-point microcapsule agglutination test (MCAT), which was developed in Japan, and by convention...

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Published in:Epidemiology and infection 1991-06, Vol.106 (3), p.561-565
Main Authors: Cui, J. J., Xiao, G. X., Chen, T. Z., Zhu, G. F., Sato, T., Seki, M., Kobayashi, S., Arimitsu, Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Action of physical and chemical agents on bacteria
Acute Disease
Agglutination tests
Agglutination Tests - methods
Antibodies
Antibodies, Bacterial - blood
Antigens
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Capsules
Chronic Disease
Diseases
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Infections
Leptospira
Leptospira - immunology
Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis - diagnosis
Microbiology
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
Reagents
Specimens
Standardized tests
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Summary:A total of 100 serum samples including 22 acute phase sera and 39 paired sera collected from clinically diagnosed cases of leptospirosis in Ming-shan County, Sichuan Province, China were examined by the one-point microcapsule agglutination test (MCAT), which was developed in Japan, and by conventional microscopic agglutination tests (MAT). The one-point MCAT is more reactive to IgM antibody than MAT and is superior in detecting antibodies in the early stages of the disease.
ISSN:0950-2688
1469-4409
DOI:10.1017/S0950268800067625