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Rev Cubana Med Trop
; 45(1): 67-71, 1993.
Article
in Spanish
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7800895
ABSTRACT
The counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIE) technic was assessed for leptospirosis serological diagnosis by using an antigenic preparation from Leptospira biflexa Patoc I strain. It was showed that the CIE technic had 82% sensitivity and 100% specificity. The antigen used showed a gender-specific reactivity on detecting antibodies in patients infected by different leptospirosis serogroups by microagglutination test. Antigen stability for CIE technic was 6 months without loss of titre.