Detection of Anti-Leptospira IgM Antibody in Serum Samples of Suspected Patients Visiting National Public Health Laboratory, Teku, Kathmandu
Joint Authors
Bhatta, Dwij Raj
Dahal, Krishna Prasad
Sharma, Supriya
Sherchand, Jeevan Bahadur
Upadhyay, Bishnu Prasad
Source
International Journal of Microbiology
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-12-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Leptospirosis is a globally distributed zoonosis with varied clinical outcomes and multiorgan involvement in humans.
In this study conducted from July 2011 to December 2011, 178 serum samples from patients suspected of leptospirosis were tested by Panbio IgM ELISA at National Public Health Laboratory, Kathmandu, out of which 51 (28.65%) were positive for anti-Leptospira IgM antibody.
Leptospirosis was more common in people in their 2nd and 3rd decades of their life which together comprised 56.86% of the total positive cases.
Most of those tested positive were farmers followed by students and housewives.
Both animal contact and water contact seemed to play significant roles in disease transmission.
Symptoms were vague with the most common being fever, headache, myalgia, abdominal pain, vomiting, jaundice, and diarrhoea.
Life style heavily dominated by agronomical and farming activities in Nepal is conducive to leptospirosis transmission.
Leptospirosis seems to be a significant public health problem in Nepal but is underestimated.
In resource poor countries like Nepal where laboratories performing MAT or maintaining cultures are rarely available, serological test like ELISA could well depict the scenario of the disease prevalence.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dahal, Krishna Prasad& Sharma, Supriya& Sherchand, Jeevan Bahadur& Upadhyay, Bishnu Prasad& Bhatta, Dwij Raj. 2016. Detection of Anti-Leptospira IgM Antibody in Serum Samples of Suspected Patients Visiting National Public Health Laboratory, Teku, Kathmandu. International Journal of Microbiology،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106282
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dahal, Krishna Prasad…[et al.]. Detection of Anti-Leptospira IgM Antibody in Serum Samples of Suspected Patients Visiting National Public Health Laboratory, Teku, Kathmandu. International Journal of Microbiology No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106282
American Medical Association (AMA)
Dahal, Krishna Prasad& Sharma, Supriya& Sherchand, Jeevan Bahadur& Upadhyay, Bishnu Prasad& Bhatta, Dwij Raj. Detection of Anti-Leptospira IgM Antibody in Serum Samples of Suspected Patients Visiting National Public Health Laboratory, Teku, Kathmandu. International Journal of Microbiology. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106282
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1106282