Human Leptospirosis: Seroreactivity and Genetic Susceptibility in the Population of Sao Miguel Island (Azores, Portugal)
- Autores: Branco CC, Bulhoes SM, Cabral R, Esteves LM, Mota FM, Mota-Vieira ML, Paiva C, Vieira ML
- Ano de Publicação: 2014
- Journal: PLoS One
- Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25255143
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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