Microcapsule agglutination test for the diagnosis of leptospirosis in Thailand
- 1 October 1998
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Pathogens and Global Health
- Vol. 92 (7) , 797-801
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00034989859041
Abstract
Sera from 82 cases of leptospirosis (confirmed by micro-agglutination tests or IFAT) and 108 patients with other diseases were investigated using the microcapsule agglutination test (MCAT) for leptospirosis. The overall sensitivity (90.2%), specificity (96.3%), positive predictive value (94.9%), negative predictive value (92.9%), and accuracy of the MCAT (93.7%) were encouraging. MCAT is simple, can be performed by unskilled personnel with minimum laboratory facilities, and produces results in 3 h. MCAT would be a reliable serodiagnostic test for rapidly screening individuals for leptospirosis, in various geographical areas of Thailand.Keywords
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