Common infecting leptospiral serovars in and around Pune, Maharashtra.
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-20979
ABSTRACT
Leptospirosis is a disease with protean manifestations. The present study was conducted in Pune to examine the possibility of leptospiral infection among a group of patients with fever of undetermined origin and to identify the common infecting serovars. Serological evidence of leptospirosis was found in 22 of the 118 (18.6%) patients with the help of microagglutination test (MAT) using a battery of 9 antigens. The serovars responsible for infection included autumnalis in eight cases, copenhageni in six, pomona in three, grippotyphosa in two and australis, batavia and canicola in one case each. Thus, there appears to be a focus of leptospirosis in and around Pune with autumnalis and copenhagni as the common infecting serovars.
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Índice:
IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Assunto principal:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Testes de Aglutinação
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Sorotipagem
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Estudos Soroepidemiológicos
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Criança
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Índia
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Leptospira interrogans
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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