Leptospira Species in Floodwater during the 2011 Floods in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Thailand

Floodwater samples (N = 110) collected during the 2011 Bangkok floods were tested for Leptospira using culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR); 65 samples were PCR-positive for putatively non-pathogenic Leptospira species, 1 sample contained a putatively pathogenic Leptospira, and 6 samples cont...

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Autores principales: Thaipadungpanit, Janjira, Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn, Chantratita, Narisara, Yimsamran, Surapon, Amornchai, Premjit, Boonsilp, Siriphan, Maneeboonyang, Wanchai, Tharnpoophasiam, Prapin, Saiprom, Natnaree, Mahakunkijcharoen, Yuvadee, Day, Nicholas P. J., Singhasivanon, Pratap, Peacock, Sharon J., Limmathurotsakul, Direk
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3795115/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24002484
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.13-0124
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Sumario:Floodwater samples (N = 110) collected during the 2011 Bangkok floods were tested for Leptospira using culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR); 65 samples were PCR-positive for putatively non-pathogenic Leptospira species, 1 sample contained a putatively pathogenic Leptospira, and 6 samples contained Leptospira clustering phylogenetically with the intermediate group. The low prevalence of pathogenic and intermediate Leptospira in floodwater was consistent with the low number of human leptospirosis cases reported to the Bureau of Epidemiology in Thailand. This study provides baseline information on environmental Leptospira in Bangkok together with a set of laboratory tests that could be readily deployed in the event of future flooding.

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