Prospective evaluation of three rapid diagnostic tests for diagnosis of human leptospirosis.

• Main Authors: Marga G A Goris (Author), Mariska M G Leeflang (Author), Martin Loden (Author), Jiri F P Wagenaar (Author), Paul R Klatser (Author), Rudy A Hartskeerl (Author), Kimberly R Boer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of leptospirosis by the microscopic agglutination test (MAT) or by culture is confined to specialized laboratories. Although ELISA techniques are more common, they still require laboratory facilities. Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) can be used for easy point-of-care diagnosis. T...