Prevalence of anti-leptospiral igm and detection of pathogenic leptospira species dna in neonates presenting with clinical sepsis in southwestern uganda

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• who: Derick Hope from the The study demonstrated evidence of leptospirosis in neonates with clinical sepsis as revealed by the detection of anti-leptospiral IgM with a prevalence of, %. Pathogenic species of Leptospira DNA was not detected in any of the samples by qPCR. The findings suggest considerations of leptospirosis in the differential diagnosis of neonates with febrile illness in endemic areas. More data are needed to determine the real epidemiology and burden of leptospirosis in neonates and understand the clinical presentations, so as to draw preventive and control measures like screening of mothers in endemic area . . .
  

   

  

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