Leptospiral 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase as an early urinary biomarker of leptospirosis

Leptospirosis, caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira, is a globally widespread, neglected and emerging zoonotic disease. The currently used diagnostic tests are time-consuming, require technical expertise or require the use of sophisticated equipment. Clinicians have pointed out the urgent n...

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Main Authors: Claudia Toma, Nobuo Koizumi, Tetsuya Kakita, Takayoshi Yamaguchi, Idam Hermawan, Naomi Higa, Tetsu Yamashiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-04-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844017340045