In the past decade, leptospirosis has emerged as a globally important infectious disease. It
occurs in urban environments of industrialised and developing countries, as well as in rural …

Leptospirosis Leptospirosis is a widespread and potentially fatal zoonosis that is endemic in
many tropical regions and causes large epidemics after heavy rainfall and flooding. …

We report the cloning of the gene encoding the 32-kDa lipoprotein, designated LipL32, the
most prominent protein in the leptospiral protein profile. We obtained the N-terminal amino …

Definitive diagnosis of leptospirosis has traditionally depended upon the isolation of
leptospires from clinical specimens or the demonstration of seroconversion in paired acute and …

The diagnosis of leptospirosis is often made using the microscopic agglutination test (MAT),
in which live antigens representing >20 serogroups undergo reaction with patient serum …

Four rapid tests for the serologic diagnosis of leptospirosis were evaluated, and the performance
of each was compared with that of the current standard, the microscopic agglutination …

In a prospective study in Barbados between 1979 and 1989, 321 cases were diagnosed in
638 patients presenting at a hospital with symptoms of leptospirosis. Initial diagnosis was …

Leptospirosis is an emerging zoonosis caused by pathogenic spirochetes belonging to the
genus Leptospira. An understanding of leptospiral protein expression regulation is needed to …

Leptospirosis, caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira, is a globally widespread,
neglected and emerging zoonotic disease. While whole genome analysis of individual …

Up-regulation of CC chemokine expression characterizes allergic inflammation and atopic
diseases. A functional mutation in the proximal promoter of the RANTES gene has been …