Correlation between renal distribution of leptospires during the acute phase and chronic renal dysfunction in a hamster model of infection with Leptospira interrogans.

• Main Authors: Tsukasa Maruoka (Author), Yasuhiko Nikaido (Author), Satoshi Miyahara (Author), Eisuke Katafuchi (Author), Yoshinori Inamasu (Author), Midori Ogawa (Author), Kazumasa Fukuda (Author), Toshiyuki Nakayama (Author), Takafumi Horishita (Author), Mitsumasa Saito (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Leptospirosis has been described as a biphasic disease consisting of hematogenous dissemination to major organs in the acute phase and asymptomatic renal colonization in the chronic phase. Several observational studies have suggested an association between leptospirosi...