Human Infection Caused by Leptospira fainei

We report a human case of leptospirosis in which the spirochete was detected by dark-field microscopy examination of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and isolated from both CSF and blood. Leptospira fainei was identified by sequencing the 16S rDNA gene, which had been amplified by polymerase chain reaction...

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Autores principales: Arzouni, Jean-Pierre, Parola, Philippe, La Scola, Bernard, Postic, Danièle, Brouqui, Philippe, Raoult, Didier
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732520/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12141977
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0808.010445
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Sumario:We report a human case of leptospirosis in which the spirochete was detected by dark-field microscopy examination of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and isolated from both CSF and blood. Leptospira fainei was identified by sequencing the 16S rDNA gene, which had been amplified by polymerase chain reaction. This case confirms the role of L. fainei as a human pathogen and extends its distribution to southern Europe.

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