Predominance of Leptospira wolffii in north-central Bangladesh, 2019. (November 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rahman, S.; Paul, S.K.; Aung, M.S.; Ahmed, S.; Haque, N.; Raisul, M.N.I.; Choity, J.K.; Nila, S.S.; Ara, H.; Roy, S.; Khan, M.N.A.A.; Hossain, M.A.; Kobayashi, N.
• Is Part Of: New microbes and new infections. Volume 38(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-11
• Subjects: 16S rRNA -- Bangladesh -- Leptospira borgpetersenii -- Leptospira meyeri -- Leptospira wolffii; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Microbiology -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9041
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100765
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2052-2975

Abstract

Abstract: Leptospira was detected in 48.9% of blood samples from 182 febrile patients in north-central Bangladesh in 2019. Most Leptospira were classified as L. wolffii (93%) on the basis of phylogenetic analysis of 16S ribosomal RNA genes, while others were assigned to L. borgpetersenii and L. meyeri .