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- Title
Asymptomatic renal colonization of humans in the peruvian Amazon by Leptospira.
- Authors
Ganoza, Christian A; Matthias, Michael A; Saito, Mayuko; Cespedes, Manuel; Gotuzzo, Eduardo; Vinetz, Joseph M
- Abstract
Renal carriage and shedding of leptospires is characteristic of carrier or maintenance animal hosts. Sporadic reports indicate that after infection, humans may excrete leptospires for extended periods. We hypothesized that, like mammalian reservoir hosts, humans develop asymptomatic leptospiruria in settings of high disease transmission such as the Peruvian Amazon.
- Publication
PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2010, Vol 4, Issue 2, pe612
- ISSN
1935-2735
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pntd.0000612