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Asymptomatic Renal Colonization of Humans in the Peruvian Amazon by Leptospira

BACKGROUND: Renal carriage and shedding of leptospires is characteristic of carrier or maintenance animal hosts. Sporadic reports indicate that after infection, humans may excrete leptospires for extended periods. We hypothesized that, like mammalian reservoir hosts, humans develop asymptomatic lept...

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Autores principales: Ganoza, Christian A., Matthias, Michael A., Saito, Mayuko, Cespedes, Manuel, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Vinetz, Joseph M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2826405/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20186328
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000612