ALLMedicine™ Leptospirosis Center

Feb 19th, 2021 - Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) have become widely used in low-resource settings for leptospirosis diagnostic. This study aims to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the five commercially available RDTs to detect human IgM against Leptospira spp....

Feb 8th, 2021 - Leptospirosis is most often clinically diagnosed and a laboratory test with high diagnostic accuracies is required. IgM and IgG-ELISAs using Leptospira antigens were established and evaluated in relation to the Microscopic Agglutination Test (MAT)...

Feb 4th, 2021 - In India, infectious diseases are a leading treatable cause of morbidity and mortality. Mangalore being endemic to many vector-borne diseases, their incidence is known to show seasonal variations with sharp increase during monsoon. Leucocytes have...

Feb 3rd, 2021 - Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease and a worldwide public health problem that affects mainly high-risk groups. Characterizing knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) among high-risk groups is important to develop appropriate prevention programs. ...

Jan 26th, 2021 - Preceding infection as an important risk factor for ischemic stroke has been reported but neglected for hemorrhagic stroke, especially in young and middle-aged patients. This study investigates whether newly diagnosed leptospirosis is associated w...

Feb 19th, 2021 - Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) have become widely used in low-resource settings for leptospirosis diagnostic. This study aims to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the five commercially available RDTs to detect human IgM against Leptospira spp....

Feb 8th, 2021 - Leptospirosis is most often clinically diagnosed and a laboratory test with high diagnostic accuracies is required. IgM and IgG-ELISAs using Leptospira antigens were established and evaluated in relation to the Microscopic Agglutination Test (MAT)...

Feb 4th, 2021 - In India, infectious diseases are a leading treatable cause of morbidity and mortality. Mangalore being endemic to many vector-borne diseases, their incidence is known to show seasonal variations with sharp increase during monsoon. Leucocytes have...

Feb 3rd, 2021 - Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease and a worldwide public health problem that affects mainly high-risk groups. Characterizing knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) among high-risk groups is important to develop appropriate prevention programs. ...

Jan 26th, 2021 - Preceding infection as an important risk factor for ischemic stroke has been reported but neglected for hemorrhagic stroke, especially in young and middle-aged patients. This study investigates whether newly diagnosed leptospirosis is associated w...

Sep 3rd, 2018 - NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The southern Indian state of Kerala is battling an outbreak of a bacterial disease that authorities suspect has killed dozens of people since mid-August after the worst flooding in a century. An aerial view shows a partially ...

Jul 26th, 2016 - Laboratory work-up Diagnosis of leptospirosis is challenging. 21 Laboratory tests vary, depending on the timing and stage of infection, and are mostly unavailable in resource-poor countries.

Jun 16th, 2013 - Leptospirosis: The Most Widespread Zoonotic Disease Emerging diseases are always a concern for clinicians. But, in addition to new diseases, existing diseases may sometime reemerge as significant public health threats. New information tells us tha...

Oct 3rd, 2011 - "The largest recorded U. S.