Prozone effects in microscopic agglutination tests for leptospirosis in the sera of mice infected with the pathogenic Leptospira interrogans serovar Canicola
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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108(5): 668-670, ago. 2013. tab
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ABSTRACT
Mice experimentally infected with a pathogenic strain of Leptospira interrogans serovar Canicola produced false negative results (prozone effect) in a microscopic agglutination test (MAT). This prozone effect occurred in several serum samples collected at different post-infection times, but it was more prominent in samples collected from seven-42 days post-infection and for 150 and 1100 sample dilutions. This phenomenon was correlated with increased antibody titres in the early post-infection phase. While prozone effects are often observed in serological agglutination assays for the diagnosis of animal brucellosis and human syphilis, they are not widely reported in leptospirosis MATs.
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Asunto principal:
Leptospira interrogans serovar canicola
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Leptospirosis
Límite:
Animales
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Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitología
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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Documento de proyecto
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Instituto Adolfo Lutz/BR
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