Editing Leptospirosis (section)

===Diagnostic criteria===
In 1982, the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) proposed the Faine's criteria for the diagnosis of leptospirosis. It consists of three parts: A (clinical findings), B (epidemiological factors), and C (lab findings and bacteriological data). Since the original Faine's criteria only included culture and MAT in part C, which is difficult and complex to perform, the modified Faine's criteria was proposed in 2004 to include ELISA and slide agglutination tests which are easier to perform. In 2012, modified Faine's criteria (with amendment) was proposed to include [[Dyspnea|shortness of breath]] and coughing up blood in the diagnosis. In 2013, India recommended modified Faine's criteria in the diagnosis of leptospirosis.<ref name="Kumar India">{{cite book | vauthors = Kumar SS |title=Indian Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Human Leptospirosis |date=2013 |location=India |pages=23–29 |chapter-url=http://www.apiindia.org/medicine_update_2013/chap07.pdf |access-date=16 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225181953/http://www.apiindia.org/medicine_update_2013/chap07.pdf |archive-date=25 December 2016 |chapter=7}}</ref>