Current methods for the diagnosis of leptospirosis: Issues and challenges

GV Pinto, K Senthilkumar, P Rai, SP Kabekkodu… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Leptospirosis is a re-emerging anthropo-zoonotic infection of worldwide significance caused
by the pathogenic spirochete (Leptospira interrogans) of the genus Leptospira, predominant …

Laboratory diagnosis of leptospirosis

SN Ahmad, S Shah, FMH Ahmad - Journal of postgraduate …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Leptospirosis is a worldwide zoonosis caused by pathogenic Leptospira species, for which
humans are accidental hosts. It is endemic in the tropical urban areas including our country …

[HTML][HTML] Leptospirosis diagnosis: competancy of various laboratory tests

SV Budihal, K Perwez - Journal of clinical and diagnostic research …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Leptospira can be found in virtually all tropical and temperate areas of the world and is
presumed to be the most wide spread zoonoses in the world. Humans contact leptospirosis …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in the diagnosis of leptospirosis

V Verma, M Goyal, D Kala, S Gupta… - Frontiers in Bioscience …, 2020 - imrpress.com
Leptospirosis can be found in virtually all tropical and temperate areas of the world and is
presumed to be the widely spread zoonotic infection in the world. Because of the variety of …

[HTML][HTML] Laboratory diagnosis of leptospirosis: a challenge

D Musso, B La Scola - Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2013 - Elsevier
Leptospirosis is caused by pathogenic bacteria called leptospires that are transmitted
directly or indirectly from animals to humans. It occurs worldwide but is most common in …

Leptospirosis: a forgotten zoonosis?

PN Levett - Clinical and Applied Immunology Reviews, 2004 - Elsevier
Leptospirosis is a common zoonosis, which is often overlooked in the differential diagnosis
of febrile illness. The epidemiology of leptospirosis has undergone major changes, with a …

[PDF][PDF] Clinical laboratory diagnosis of human leptospirosis

P Khaki - Int J Enteric Pathog, 2016 - sid.ir
Context: Leptospirosis is a worldwide zoonotic infection which appears to be a re-emerging
health problem. The clinical features of the disease are broad ranging, but are often similar …

[PDF][PDF] Overview of laboratory methods to diagnose Leptospirosis and to identify and to type leptospires

A Marquez, Z Djelouadji, V Lattard, A Kodjo - Int Microbiol, 2017 - revistes.iec.cat
Leptospirosis is a virulent zoonosis with a global distribution. Pathogenic spirochetes of the
genus Leptospira are responsible for this disease, and the primary animal reservoirs are …

Laboratory diagnosis of leptospirosis

N Koizumi - Leptospira spp. Methods and Protocols, 2020 - Springer
The diagnosis of leptospirosis depends on specific laboratory tests because nonspecific and
diverse clinical manifestations make clinical diagnosis difficult and it is easily confused with …

A quantitative PCR (TaqMan) assay for pathogenic Leptospira spp

LD Smythe, IL Smith, GA Smith, MF Dohnt… - BMC infectious …, 2002 - Springer
Background Leptospirosis is an emerging infectious disease. The differential diagnosis of
leptospirosis is difficult due to the varied and often" flu like" symptoms which may result in a …