title: [A quick method for the diagnosis of leptospirosis].
abstract: Seventy-nine sero-samples from patients with leptospirosis were tested by dot-ELISA and microscopical agglutination test (MAT). Results showed that the accordance rate was 96.19%. 20 sero-samples obtained from healthy people, 4 from hepatitis B(HBV) and 4 from epidemic hemorrhage fever (EHF) were negative by dot-ELISA. We believe dot-ELISA is a simple, rapid method which can be used to diagnose those patients with leptospirosis.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Beijing.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007921:Leptospira interrogans / Q000276:immunology*; D014895:Weil Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial