SEROVARS OF LEPTOSPIRA-INTERROGANS ISOLATED FROM HUMAN LEPTOSPIROSIS IN SAO-PAULO, BRAZIL

被引:27
作者
SAKATA, EE
YASUDA, PH
ROMERO, EC
SILVA, MV
LOMAR, AV
机构
[1] UNIV SAO PAULO,INST CIENCIAS BIOMED,DEPT MICROBIOL,CAIXA POSTAL 4365,BR-0151 SAO PAULO,BRAZIL
[2] INST ADOLFO LUTZ REGISTRO,SETOR LEPTOSPIROSE,SECAO BACTERIOL,BR-01246 SAO PAULO,BRAZIL
[3] INST ADOLFO LUTZ REGISTRO,SECAO SOROL,SAO PAULO,BRAZIL
[4] INST INFECTOL EMILIO RIBAS,SAO PAULO,BRAZIL
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REVISTA DO INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL DE SAO PAULO | 1992年 / 34卷 / 03期
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10.1590/S0036-46651992000300006
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
摘要
Eighteen strains of L. interrogans isolated from human cases were serotyped by the Agglutinin-absorption test at Instituto Adolfo Lutz in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Fourteen were identified as serovar copenhageni (Icterohaemorrhagiae serogroup), 2 as canicola (Canicola serogroup), 1 as castellonis (Ballum serogroup) and 1 as Pomona serogroup (serovar not yet defined). The frequency of serovar copenhageni in 100% of the isolates in Icterohaemorrhagiae serogroup is emphasized and more studies to verify the real serovars prevalence as subsidy to the epidemiology of this infection are suggested by the authors.
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