First human isolate of Leptospira interrogans as serovar bratislava in Italy |
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| Authors: | Marina Cinco Elena Banfi Carmelo Stornello F. Campo H. Korver |
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| Affiliation: | Istituto di Microbiologia dell'Universitàdi Trieste, Trieste Italy;Divisione Malattie Infettive, Ospedale di Modica, Modica, Italy;Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Palermo, Italy;Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | Abstract A strain of Leptospira interrogans was isolated from a patient suffering from leptospirosis and was typed by the Gross Agglutination Absorption test using monoclonal antibodies prepared against different serovars of the Australis serogroup. This newly isolated strain belonged to serovar bratislava . It is the first reported isolation from man, in Italy, of Leptospira bratislava , thus supporting the emerging role of this serovar in human leptospirosis. |
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| Keywords: | Leptospirosis Isolation Serovar bratislava |
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