Diagnostic method of choice for leptospirosis:: (A) Cold agglutination test, (B) MSAT, (C) MAT, (D) Latex agglutination test
Answer is C. Cold agglutination test- Mycoplasma pneumoniae Microscopic agglutination test- Leptospira Latex agglutination test can be used to identify and type several organisms The microscopic agglutination test (MAT) is the gold standard for sero-diagnosis of leptospirosis because of its unsurpassed diagnostic specificity. It uses panels of live leptospires, ideally recent isolates, representing the circulating serovars from the area where the patient became infected.