First isolation of human Leptospira strains, Azores, Portugal

Authors: Ahmed A, Carreira T, Collares-Pereira M, Gonçalves AT, Harstkeerl RA, Hyde K, Melo-Mota F, Mota-Vieira L, Nunes MS, Paiva C, Vieira ML
Journal: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20413339

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was the first identification of Leptospira isolates from Azorean inpatients. METHODS: Whole blood samples from 68 inpatients attending the São Miguel Hospital between 2006 and 2008, with a clinical and epidemiological suspicion of leptospirosis, were inoculated in a transport medium broth at the patient’s bedside and further processed using […]
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Human Leptospirosis: Seroreactivity and Genetic Susceptibility in the Population of Sao Miguel Island (Azores, Portugal)

We conducted, in 2011, a retrospective hospital-based case-control study in the São Miguel Island population (Azores archipelago). In order to determine the seropositivity against pathogenic Leptospira after the first episode of leptospirosis, we performed a serological evaluation in 97 unrelated participants diagnosed with leptospirosis between 1992 and 2011.
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First isolation of human Leptospira strains, Azores, Portugal

Human Leptospirosis: Seroreactivity and Genetic Susceptibility in the Population of Sao Miguel Island (Azores, Portugal)

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