Is the microagglutination test (MAT) good for predicting the infecting serogroup for leptospirosis in Brazil?

Blanco, Morozetti Roberta; dos Santos, Luis Fernando; Galloway, Renee Lynn; Romero, Eliete Caló

doi:10.1016/j.cimid.2015.12.003

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Is the microagglutination test (MAT) good for predicting the infecting serogroup for leptospirosis in Brazil?

Dec 12 2015
By Blanco, Morozetti Roberta ; dos Santos, Luis Fernando ; Galloway, Renee Lynn ; ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2015.12.003
Source: Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 44:34-36

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Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis
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Blanco, Morozetti Roberta ; dos Santos, Luis Fernando ; Galloway, Renee Lynn ; Romero, Eliete Caló

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Leptospirosis is a zoonotic infection caused by pathogenic members of the genus Leptospira spp. Knowledge of the prevalent serovars and their maintenance hosts is essential to understand the disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of serology by the microscopic agglutination test (MAT) to predict the serogroups compared with results of identification of leptospires in São Paulo, Brazil. MAT correctly assigned the serogroup of the infecting isolate in 49/52 cases (94.23%). The serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae was the predominant serogroup (88.46%). This study showed the usefulness of the MAT to correctly identify the infecting serogroup with a good overall agreement between the serologically-identified infecting serogroup and by identification of the isolate and can be used in epidemiological surveys in São Paulo. However, it should be complemented by the identification of Leptospira isolates.
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Agglutination Tests Animals Antibodies, Bacterial Article Brazil Humans Leptospira Leptospira Interrogans Serovar Icterohaemorrhagiae Leptospira Spp. Leptospirosis Microscopic Agglutination Test Retrospective Studies Serogroup Serotyping Zoonoses Zoonosis
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Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 44:34-36
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26851592
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PMC6397955
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CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
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