Rapid, actionable diagnosis of urban epidemic leptospirosis using a pathogenic Leptospira lipL32-based real-time PCR assay.

• Главные авторы: Irina N Riediger (Автор), Robyn A Stoddard (Автор), Guilherme S Ribeiro (Автор), Sueli M Nakatani (Автор), Suzana D R Moreira (Автор), Irene Skraba (Автор), Alexander W Biondo (Автор), Mitermayer G Reis (Автор), Alex R Hoffmaster (Автор), Joseph M Vinetz (Автор), Albert I Ko (Автор), Elsio A Wunder (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:With a conservatively estimated 1 million cases of leptospirosis worldwide and a 5-10% fatality rate, the rapid diagnosis of leptospirosis leading to effective clinical and public health decision making is of high importance, and yet remains a challenge. METHODOLOGY:Based on parallel, pop...