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seroprevalence of leptospirosis in high risk groups in calicut, north kerala, india. 200617185876
risk factors for mortality in patients with leptospirosis during an epidemic in northern kerala.epidemic leptospirosis is increasingly being reported from northern kerala during the monsoon months. we investigated the risk factors for mortality during the 2002 epidemic.200415638302
evaluation of the clinical utility of a rapid blood test for human leptospirosis.a rapid assay device for the detection of leptospira-specific immunoglobulin m (igm) antibodies was applied on whole blood samples collected from a group of consecutive patients admitted with clinical suspicion of leptospirosis to a district hospital in kerala, india. the hospital is located in an area that is endemic for leptospirosis. the results of the rapid assay showed an agreement of 94.3% with those of an igm elisa routinely used for the serodiagnosis of leptospirosis. the rapid assay was ...200212007438
leptospirosis in kolenchery, kerala, india: epidemiology, prevalent local serogroups and serovars and a new serovar.leptospirosis is the most widespread zoonosis in the world. it is mostly an occupational disease especially in rural areas. kolenchery is in the midlands of kerala. the landscape consists of marshy land and dry land interspersed by rivulets and ponds. irrigation of dry lands for cultivation during the summer months started in mid 1980s after the irrigation projects were commissioned. cases of leptospirosis were rarely diagnosed in kolenchery before 1987. since then a yearly increase in incidence ...19979324217
a new leptospiral serovar from india in the javanica serogroup.a new serovar in the javanica serogroup is described after parallel investigation by the 'classical' comparative cross-agglutinin absorption test method and by a method derived from factor analysis. the strain was isolated from a bandicoot (bandicota bengalensis) trapped in mannuthy, trichur, india. the serovar name menoni with reference strain kerala, is proposed.19817342380
multiplex pcr on leptospiral isolates from kolenchery, kerala, india.human leptospirosis causes severe multiorgan dysfunctions that may end in multiorgan failure and death. the methods in hand for diagnosis of leptospirosis like culture, elisa and mat only help to confirm the disease, and are of little value in early detection. the aim of this study was to find out if the two sets of primers described earlier could detect all the isolates from the area, for the purpose of using the resultant database for early detection of leptospires in future from clinical spec ...200515928441
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