Identification Of Markers For Serodiagnosis Of Leptospirosis In Malaysia

Leptospirosis is one of the emerging diseases of both humans and animals worldwide, particularly in the tropics. It is a major public health problem due to the lack of diagnostic facilities for early detection which is key in preventing serious multi-organ complications. Although culture and microsc...

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Main Author: Riazi,, Mehdi
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Language:English
Published: 2012
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spelling my.usm.eprints.44836 http://eprints.usm.my/44836/ Identification Of Markers For Serodiagnosis Of Leptospirosis In Malaysia Riazi,, Mehdi R5-920 Medicine (General) Leptospirosis is one of the emerging diseases of both humans and animals worldwide, particularly in the tropics. It is a major public health problem due to the lack of diagnostic facilities for early detection which is key in preventing serious multi-organ complications. Although culture and microscopic agglutination test (MAT) are gold standard, they require time and expertise and are not useful for early diagnosis. Thus this study was performed to identify antigenic components of Leptospira for sensitive and specific serodiagnosis of the disease. 2012-04 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/44836/1/MEHDI%20RIAZI.pdf Riazi,, Mehdi (2012) Identification Of Markers For Serodiagnosis Of Leptospirosis In Malaysia. PhD thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
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Identification Of Markers For Serodiagnosis Of Leptospirosis In Malaysia
description Leptospirosis is one of the emerging diseases of both humans and animals worldwide, particularly in the tropics. It is a major public health problem due to the lack of diagnostic facilities for early detection which is key in preventing serious multi-organ complications. Although culture and microscopic agglutination test (MAT) are gold standard, they require time and expertise and are not useful for early diagnosis. Thus this study was performed to identify antigenic components of Leptospira for sensitive and specific serodiagnosis of the disease.
format Thesis
author Riazi,, Mehdi
author_facet Riazi,, Mehdi
author_sort Riazi,, Mehdi
title Identification Of Markers For Serodiagnosis Of Leptospirosis In Malaysia
title_short Identification Of Markers For Serodiagnosis Of Leptospirosis In Malaysia
title_full Identification Of Markers For Serodiagnosis Of Leptospirosis In Malaysia
title_fullStr Identification Of Markers For Serodiagnosis Of Leptospirosis In Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Identification Of Markers For Serodiagnosis Of Leptospirosis In Malaysia
title_sort identification of markers for serodiagnosis of leptospirosis in malaysia
publishDate 2012
url http://eprints.usm.my/44836/1/MEHDI%20RIAZI.pdf
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