Optimization of Culture of <i>Leptospira</i> from Humans with Leptospirosis
Journal of Clinical Microbiology 45(4): 1363-1365
Article 2007 English
Authors
VW
Vanaporn Wuthiekanun
WC
Wirongrong Chierakul
DL
Direk Limmathurotsakul
Abstract
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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 from 80 patients with culture-proven leptospirosis, we suggest a sampling strategy in which culture is performed using whole blood and deposit from spun plasma.
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