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.

• Principais autores: Scott A Nabity (Autor), José E Hagan (Autor), Guilherme Araújo (Autor), Alcinéia O Damião (Autor), Jaqueline S Cruz (Autor), Nivison Nery (Autor), Elsio A Wunder (Autor), Mitermayer G Reis (Autor), Albert I Ko (Autor), Guilherme S Ribeiro (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...