Anti-prothrombin IgG and IgM antibodies

Peptospira antibodies

Clinical significance

Leptospirosis - a zoonotic disease caused by róe different species of bacteria of the genus Leptospiria. Infections are most common in areas with warm, humid climates, in the tropics and subtropics. The primary reservoir of spirochetes is rats and other rodents, as well as dogs, rodents, pigs, cats, horses, domestic cattle and wild animals. The disease develops in both animals and humans. Leptospirosis of animals is usually asymptomatic, infected animals excrete urine containing bacteria and being a carrier of infection. Humans become infected through contact with contaminated water, soil or plants. The disease can be mild or severe (Weil's disease with symptoms such as fever, jaundice, respiratory failure, kidney failure, skin lesions and others). Serological testing includes the determination of IgM antibodies, detected approximately 5 days after the onset of symptomsów and present in the patient's blood for several months, as well as IgG antibodies appearing approximately 7 days after symptomsów and detected for up to several years.

Patient preparation

Material: Serum