A comparison of two molecular methods for diagnosing leptospirosis from three different sample types in patients presenting with fever in Laos

• Main Authors: K. Woods, C. Nic-Fhogartaigh, C. Arnold, L. Boutthasavong, W. Phuklia, C. Lim, A. Chanthongthip, S. M. Tulsiani, S. B. Craig, M. A. Burns, S. L. Weier, V. Davong, S. Sihalath, D. Limmathurotsakul, D. A.B. Dance, N. Shetty, M. Zambon, P. N. Newton, S. Dittrich
• Other Authors: Public Health England
• Format: Article
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/46418
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2017 The Authors Objectives: To compare two molecular assays (rrs quantitative PCR (qPCR) versus a combined 16SrRNA and LipL32 qPCR) on different sample types for diagnosing leptospirosis in febrile patients presenting to Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Laos. Methods: Serum, buffy coat and urine samp...