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One-point method for serological diagnosis of leptospirosis: a microcapsule agglutination test

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

M. Seki ,
T. Sato ,
Y. Arimitsu ,
T. Matuhasi  and
S. Kobayashi
M. Seki*
Affiliation:
Department of Research, Japan Lyophilization Laboratories, Tokyo, Japan
T. Sato
Affiliation:
Department of Research, Japan Lyophilization Laboratories, Tokyo, Japan
Y. Arimitsu
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Immunology, National Institute of Health, Tokyo, Japan
T. Matuhasi
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Immunology, National Institute of Health, Tokyo, Japan
S. Kobayashi
Affiliation:
Asaka Research Laboratories, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd, Japan
*
*Correspondence should bo addressed to Dr M. Seki, Department of Research, Japan Lyophilization Laboratories, 1–5 Matsuyama, 3-chome, Kiyose, Tokyo 204, Japan.
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This paper describes a simple and rapid microcapsule agglutination (MCA) test. The results obtained by this new test have been compared with those obtained by the microtitre MCA and the microscopic agglutination (MA) test. The procedures required for the new test are easier and can be performed more rapidly than those necessary for the microtitre MCA test. Furthermore, the new test is more sensitive than the MA test in the early stages of leptospirosis.

This new test appears satisfactory as a screening test for the early diagnosis of leptospirosis.

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Research Article
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Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 99 , Issue 2 , October 1987 , pp. 399 - 405
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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