First isolation of human Leptospira strains, Azores, Portugal
- Autores: 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
- Ano de Publicação: 2010
- Journal: International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for 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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