| isolation of leptospira interrogans from suburban rats in tandil, buenos aires, argentina. | the main objective of this study was to investigate the role of wild rodents as leptospira spp. reservoirs in a suburban area of tandil city, buenos aires province (argentina), where a person had died due to pulmonary leptospirosis. the specific objectives were: to estimate the rodent density near the patient's home, to determine the serological prevalence and isolation of leptospirosis from wild rodents, and to identify the isolated strains. the area examined was a suburban neighbourhood in tan ... | 2010 | 20589335 |