Publications

identification of leptospira andamana isolated from the spinal fluid of a fatal case of leptospirosis in são paulo, 1963.	the ial-s. p. strain was isolated from the spinal fluid of a patient male, aged 35, black, a sewer worker with fever, myalgia, jaundice, vomiting and meningitis symptoms with a 5-day incubation period after the lower half of the body had been submerged for 2 hours in sewers when unblocking a drain. leptospires were isolated by direct inoculation of the spinal fluid taken on the 9th day of the illness into the fletcher's media and into guinea pigs by the intraperitoneal route. the patient gave a ...	1976	1035921
human leptospirosis in brazil.	serological data on the prevalence of human leptospiroses in certain regions of brazil are presented. out of 467 diseased and clinically healthy persons, 40 were positive in the amazonia. the most frequent serotypes were grippotyphosa (27.5%), panama (25%), icterohaemorrhagiae (10%) and woffi (10%). in 1966 and 1970, 279 cases were identified in recife (northeastern brazil) during outbreaks subsequent to floods. among these 92.5% belonged to the icterohaemorrhagiae serotype. from 1947 to 1972, i ...	1975	1205669
[the serovars of leptospira interrogans isolated from cases of human leptospirosis in são paulo, brazil].	eighteen strains of l. interrogans isolated from human cases were serotyped by the agglutinin-absorption test at instituto adolfo lutz in são 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 th ...	1992	1342073
outcome of leptospirosis in children.	we conducted a retrospective analysis of 43 consecutive children (35 boys and 8 girls), 4-14 years of age and living in an urban area, who were hospitalized at the instituto de infectologia emilio ribas (sao paulo, brazil) from january 1989 to december 1995 with an acute illness subsequently diagnosed as leptospirosis. epidemiologic data indicated contact with contaminated water in most cases (88%). the patient sera reacted most strongly with leptospira interrogans serovars copenhageni (45%) and ...	1997	9129533
incidence of leptospiral abortion in brazilian dairy cattle.	we examined dams' paired serum samples and foetal kidneys (histopathologically and attempting leptospiral cultures) from 120 brazilian holstein abortions from 10 herds near sao paulo, brazil, in 1996. leptospiras was isolated from 15 foetuses. the leptospira interrogans serovar hardjo was obtained from four, pomona from three and wolffi from eight foetuses. ten of these 15 foetuses showed a four-fold rise in titres between the day of abortion and the second samples taken 15 days later. fifty-sev ...	1999	10423780
borrelia burgdorferi antibodies in dogs from cotia county, são paulo state, brazil.	dogs sera samples collected from cotia county, são paulo were tested using indirect immunoenzymatic test (elisa) in order to study lyme disease serology in dogs. elisa method was standardized and g39/40 north american strain of borrelia burgdorferi was used as antigen. positive results were confirmed employing the western blotting technique. because of the possibility of cross-reactions, sera were also tested for different serological strains of leptospira interrogans and l. biflexa using micros ...	2001	11696846
human and canine leptospirosis: serological data of são paulo city, brazil, 2000 to 2003.	sera from humans and dogs were tested by microscopic agglutination test. icterohaemorrhagiae was the predominant serogroup in both groups, associated with the infestation of rattus norvegicus.	2005	17966484
predictors of lethality in severe leptospirosis in urban brazil.	to ascertain prognostic factors associated with fatal outcomes in severe leptospirosis, a retrospective case-control study was done using population-based surveillance data. centralized death certificate reporting of leptospirosis mortality was combined with details of patients' hospitalizations, which were obtained from hospitals representing all sectors of são paulo city. among identified leptospirosis cases, 89 lethal cases and 281 survivor cases were analyzed. predictors of death included ag ...	2008	19052303