Optimization of culture of Leptospira from humans with leptospirosis.

A prospective study of 989 patients with acute febrile illness was performed in northeast Thailand to define the yield of Leptospira from four different types of blood sample. Based on a comparison of the yields from whole blood, surface plasma, deposit from spun plasma, and clotted blood samples fr...

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Main Authors: Wuthiekanun, V, Chierakul, W, Limmathurotsakul, D, Smythe, L, Symonds, M, Dohnt, M, Slack, A, Limpaiboon, R, Suputtamongkol, Y, White, N, Day, N, Peacock, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007