Short report: Molecular confirmation of co-infection by pathogenic leptospira spp. and orientia tsutsugamushi in patients with acute febrile illness in Thailand

by Piengchan Sonthayanon, Wirongrong Chierakul, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Direk Limmathurotsakul, Premjit Amornchai, Lee D. Smythe, Nicholas P. Day, Sharon J. Peacock
Published 2018

Accuracy of loop-mediated isothermal amplification for diagnosis of human leptospirosis in Thailand

by Piengchan Sonthayanon, Wirongrong Chierakul, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Janjira Thaipadungpanit, Thareerat Kalambaheti, Siriphan Boonsilp, Premjit Amornchai, Lee D. Smythe, Direk Limmathurotsakul, Nicholas P. Day, Sharon J. Peacock
Published 2018

Fool's gold: Why imperfect reference tests are undermining the evaluation of novel diagnostics: A reevaluation of 5 diagnostic tests for leptospirosis

by Direk Limmathurotsakul, Elizabeth L. Turner, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Janjira Thaipadungpanit, Yupin Suputtamongkol, Wirongrong Chierakul, Lee D. Smythe, Nicholas P J Day, Ben Cooper, Sharon J. Peacock
Published 2018

Diagnostic accuracy of real-time PCR assays targeting 16S rRNA and lipl32 genes for human leptospirosis in Thailand: A case-control study

by Janjira Thaipadunpanit, Wirongrong Chierakul, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Direk Limmathurotsakul, Premjit Amornchai, Siriphan Boonslip, Lee D. Smythe, Roongrueng Limpaiboon, Alex R. Hoffmaster, Nicholas P.J. Day, Sharon J. Peacock
Published 2018

Leptospira wolffii sp. nov., isolated from a human with suspected leptospirosis in Thailand

by Andrew T. Slack, Thareerat Kalambaheti, Meegan L. Symonds, Michael F. Dohnt, Renee L. Galloway, Arnold G. Steigerwalt, Wanpen Chaicumpa, Gaysorn Bunyaraksyotin, Scott Craig, Bruce J. Harrower, Lee D. Smythe
Published 2018

Rapid isolation and susceptibility testing of Leptospira spp. Using a new solid medium, LVW agar

by Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Premjit Amornchai, Daniel H. Paris, Sayan Langla, Janjira Thaipadunpanit, Wirongrong Chierakul, Lee D. Smythe, Nicholas J. White, Nicholas P.J. Day, Direk Limmathurotsakul, Sharon J. Peacocka
Published 2018

Clinical diagnosis and geographic distribution of leptospirosis, Thailand

by Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Nisa Sirisukkarn, Prayad Daengsupa, Prangyong Sakaraserane, Amornwadee Sangkakam, Wirongrong Chierakul, Lee D. Smythe, Meegan L. Symonds, Michael F. Dohnt, Andrew T. Slack, Nicholas P. Day, Sharon J. Peacock
Published 2018

Short report: The microscopic agglutination test (MAT) is an unreliable predictor of infecting Leptospira serovar in Thailand

by Lee D. Smythe, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Wirongrong Chierakul, Yupin Suputtamongkol, Surapee Tiengrim, Michael F. Dohnt, Meegan L. Symonds, Andrew T. Slack, Apichat Apiwattanaporn, Sunee Chueasuwanchai, Nicholas P. Day, Sharon J. Peacock
Published 2018

Comparison of two multilocus sequence based genotyping schemes for Leptospira species

by Ahmed Ahmed, Janjira Thaipadungpanit, Siriphan Boonsilp, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Kishore Nalam, Brian G. Spratt, David M. Aanensen, Lee D. Smythe, Niyaz Ahmed, Edward J. Feil, Rudy A. Hartskeerl, Sharon J. Peacock
Published 2018

Optimization of culture of Leptospira from humans with leptospirosis

by Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Wirongrong Chierakul, Direk Limmathurotsakul, Lee D. Smythe, Meegan L. Symonds, Michael F. Dohnt, Andrew T. Slack, Roongreung Limpaiboon, Yupin Suputtamongkol, Nicholas J. White, Nicholas P J Day, Sharon J. Peacock
Published 2018

Molecular typing of Leptospira spp. based on putative O-antigen polymerase gene (wzy), the benefit over 16S rRNA gene sequence

by Piyada Wangroongsarb, Teerarut Chanket, Kata Gunlabun, Do Hoang Long, Pedcharat Satheanmethakul, Siriporn Jetanadee, Janjira Thaipadungpanit, Vannaporn Wuthiekanun, Sharon J. Peacock, Stuart D. Blacksell, Lee D. Smythe, Dieter M. Bulach, Thareerat Kalambaheti
Published 2018

A dominant clone of Leptospira interrogans associated with an outbreak of human leptospirosis in Thailand

by Janjira Thaipadungpanit, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Wirongrong Chierakul, Lee D. Smythe, Wimol Petkanchanapong, Roongrueng Limpaiboon, Apichat Apiwatanaporn, Andrew T. Slack, Yupin Suputtamongkol, Nicholas J. White, Edward J. Feil, Nicholas P J Day, Sharon J. Peacock
Published 2018

A Single Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) Scheme for Seven Pathogenic Leptospira Species

by Siriphan Boonsilp, Janjira Thaipadungpanit, Premjit Amornchai, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Mark S. Bailey, Matthew T G Holden, Cuicai Zhang, Xiugao Jiang, Nobuo Koizumi, Kyle Taylor, Renee Galloway, Alex R. Hoffmaster, Scott Craig, Lee D. Smythe, Rudy A. Hartskeerl, Nicholas P. Day, Narisara Chantratita, Edward J. Feil, David M. Aanensen, Brian G. Spratt, Sharon J. Peacock
Published 2018