Rapid, actionable diagnosis of urban epidemic leptospirosis using a pathogenic Leptospira lipL32-based real-time PCR assay.
Irina Nastassja RiedigerRobyn A StoddardGuilherme S RibeiroSueli M NakataniSuzana D R MoreiraIrene SkrabaAlexander W BiondoMitermayer G ReisAlex R HoffmasterJoseph M VinetzAlbert I KoElsio A WunderPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2017)
These findings indicate that real-time PCR may be a reliable tool for early diagnosis of leptospirosis, which is decisive for clinical management of severe and life-threatening cases and for public health decision making.