An immunohistochemic assay to localize leptospires in tissue specimens

Alves, V.A.; Yasuda, P.H.; Yamashiro, E.H.; Santos, R.T.; Yamamoto, L.U.; de Brito, T.

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo 28(3): 170-173

1986


ISSN/ISBN: 0036-4665
PMID: 3547599
Document Number: 276598
An immunoperoxidase technique for identification of leptospires in formalin fixed, paraffin embedded kidney sections is presented, using peroxidase-antiperoxidase complex. The anti-leptospiral antibody was raised in rabbit. Possible applications of this technique are discussed.

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