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
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	R5-920 Medicine (General)
Online Access:	http://eprints.usm.my/44836/1/MEHDI%20RIAZI.pdf
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spelling	my-usm-ep.448362019-07-03T06:41:09Z Identification Of Markers For Serodiagnosis Of Leptospirosis In Malaysia 2012-04 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 http://eprints.usm.my/44836/ http://eprints.usm.my/44836/1/MEHDI%20RIAZI.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Sains Kesihatan
institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
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topic	R5-920 Medicine (General)
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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
qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level	Doctorate
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
granting_institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department	Pusat Pengajian Sains Kesihatan
publishDate	2012
url	http://eprints.usm.my/44836/1/MEHDI%20RIAZI.pdf
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Identification Of Markers For Serodiagnosis Of Leptospirosis In Malaysia

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