Asymptomatic renal colonization of humans in the peruvian Amazon by Leptospira.

• Main Authors: Christian A Ganoza (Author), Michael A Matthias (Author), Mayuko Saito (Author), Manuel Cespedes (Author), Eduardo Gotuzzo (Author), Joseph M Vinetz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Renal carriage and shedding of leptospires is characteristic of carrier or maintenance animal hosts. Sporadic reports indicate that after infection, humans may excrete leptospires for extended periods. We hypothesized that, like mammalian reservoir hosts, humans develop asymptomatic leptospiruria in...