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Isolation and characterization of Leptospira interrogans from two patients with leptospirosis in Western Province, Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.author Nisansala, G.G.T.
dc.contributor.author Muthusinghe, D.
dc.contributor.author Gunasekara, T. D. C. P
dc.date.accessioned 2022-02-08T05:29:26Z
dc.date.available 2022-02-08T05:29:26Z
dc.date.issued 2018-07-01
dc.identifier.citation Nisansala, G. G. T, et al.(2018)."Isolation and characterization of Leptospira interrogans from two patients with leptospirosis in Western Province, Sri Lanka", Journal of Medical Microbiology, en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/10156
dc.description.abstract Leptospirosis is an endemic infectious disease causing considerable morbidity and mortality in Sri Lanka; however, reports on the isolation of Leptospira from infected patients in Sri Lanka have been largely unavailable since the 1970s. Two isolates were obtained and characterized from 100 blood cultures from leptospirosis-suspected patients. Phylogenic analysis of partial flaB gene sequences identified the isolates as Leptospira interrogans. The patient serum samples from which Leptospira was isolated reacted with the Leptospira serogroups Sejroe and Canicola at a titre of 1 : 200. Exposure to domestic sewage and gutters filled with muddy water was suspected to be the source of infection in these two culture-positive patients. This study reports the successful isolation of pathogenic Leptospira from two patients in Western Province, Sri Lanka. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Journal of Medical Microbiology en_US
dc.subject culture; isolation; leptospirosis; Sri Lanka. en_US
dc.title Isolation and characterization of Leptospira interrogans from two patients with leptospirosis in Western Province, Sri Lanka en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.identifier.doi 10.1099/jmm.0.000800 en_US


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