Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

SEROPREVALENCE OF LEPTOSPIROSIS IN A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL

Dr. N. Mythily, Dr. R. Radhika

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Leptospirosis  is  a  worldwide  zoonosis caused bypathogenic Leptospira species.The severity of this acute feile illness varies considerably from mild to rapidly fatal. The wide spectrum of symptoms and signs makes clinical diagnosis very unreliable. It is a disease amenable to antibiotic therapy if treatment is  started earlier. The objective is to study the seroprevalence of  Leptospirosis among suspected  patients.ELISA is highly sensitive and specific in the diagnosis of Leptospirosis. A total of 485 samples were collected from April 2017 to March 2018. Leptospira IgM Elisa done and a total of 53 patients tested positive. These samples were also tested for Dengue, Malaria and Typhoid. Clinical and Demographic data analysed for these Patients. Serological tests play an important role in the early diagnosis of Leptospirosis.

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Dr.N.Mythily, Dr. R.Radhika, SEROPREVALENCE OF LEPTOSPIROSIS IN A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-6 | June-2018

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