2022
Culture-Independent Detection and Identification of Leptospira Serovars
Matthias M, Lubar A, Acharige S, Chaiboonma K, Pilau N, Marroquin A, Jayasundara D, Agampodi S, Vinetz J. Culture-Independent Detection and Identification of Leptospira Serovars. Microbiology Spectrum 2022, 10: e02475-22. PMID: 36445143, PMCID: PMC9769591, DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02475-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic health importanceProspective studyFatal diseaseHealth importanceOutbreak investigationSequence typingDog urine samplesCulture-independent assaysEnvironmental surveillance studyMultilocus sequence typingPulsed-field gel electrophoresisSurveillance studyGroup IIHuman leptospirosisPrognostic testSpecific real-time qPCRClinical settingGroup ILeptospira serovarsReal-time qPCRDiagnostic testsSerum samplesUrine samplesDiagnostic specificityLeptospirosis
2006
Quantification of Pathogenic Leptospira in Surface Waters Explains Urban Predominance of Severe Human Leptospirosis in the Peruvian Amazon
Ganoza C, Vinetz J. Quantification of Pathogenic Leptospira in Surface Waters Explains Urban Predominance of Severe Human Leptospirosis in the Peruvian Amazon. Journal Of Investigative Medicine 2006, 54: 134-134. DOI: 10.1177/108155890605401s199.Peer-Reviewed Original Research