New Microbes and New Infections (Nov 2020)

Predominance of Leptospira wolffii in north-central Bangladesh, 2019

  • S. Rahman,
  • S.K. Paul,
  • M.S. Aung,
  • S. Ahmed,
  • N. Haque,
  • M.N.I. Raisul,
  • J.K. Choity,
  • S.S. Nila,
  • H. Ara,
  • S. Roy,
  • M.N.A.A. Khan,
  • M.A. Hossain,
  • N. Kobayashi

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 38
p. 100765

Abstract

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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.

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