Prospective evaluation of accuracy and clinical utility of the Dual Path Platform (DPP) assay for the point-of-care diagnosis of leptospirosis in hospitalized patients.

• Main Authors: Scott A Nabity (Author), José E Hagan (Author), Guilherme Araújo (Author), Alcinéia O Damião (Author), Jaqueline S Cruz (Author), Nivison Nery (Author), Elsio A Wunder (Author), Mitermayer G Reis (Author), Albert I Ko (Author), Guilherme S Ribeiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Early detection of leptospirosis with field-ready diagnostics may improve clinical management and mitigate outbreaks. We previously validated the point-of-care Dual Path Platform (DPP) for leptospirosis with sera in the laboratory. This prospective study compares the diagnostic accuracy and clinical...