A dominant clone of Leptospira interrogans associated with an outbreak of human leptospirosis in Thailand.

• Main Authors: Janjira Thaipadungpanit (Author), Vanaporn Wuthiekanun (Author), Wirongrong Chierakul (Author), Lee D Smythe (Author), Wimol Petkanchanapong (Author), Roongrueng Limpaiboon (Author), Apichat Apiwatanaporn (Author), Andrew T Slack (Author), Yupin Suputtamongkol (Author), Nicholas J White (Author), Edward J Feil (Author), Nicholas P J Day (Author), Sharon J Peacock (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2007-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

A sustained outbreak of leptospirosis occurred in northeast Thailand between 1999 and 2003, the basis for which was unknown.A prospective study was conducted between 2000 and 2005 to identify patients with leptospirosis presenting to Udon Thani Hospital in northeast Thailand, and to isolate the caus...