2022
Culture-Independent Detection and Identification of Leptospira Serovars
Matthias M, Lubar A, Acharige S, Chaiboonma K, Pilau N, Marroquin A, Jayasundara D, Agampodi S, Vinetz J. Culture-Independent Detection and Identification of Leptospira Serovars. Microbiology Spectrum 2022, 10: e02475-22. PMID: 36445143, PMCID: PMC9769591, DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02475-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic health importanceProspective studyFatal diseaseHealth importanceOutbreak investigationSequence typingDog urine samplesCulture-independent assaysEnvironmental surveillance studyMultilocus sequence typingPulsed-field gel electrophoresisSurveillance studyGroup IIHuman leptospirosisPrognostic testSpecific real-time qPCRClinical settingGroup ILeptospira serovarsReal-time qPCRDiagnostic testsSerum samplesUrine samplesDiagnostic specificityLeptospirosis
2016
Etiological agents causing leptospirosis in Sri Lanka: A review
Naotunna C, Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC. Etiological agents causing leptospirosis in Sri Lanka: A review. Asian Pacific Journal Of Tropical Medicine 2016, 9: 390-394. PMID: 27086159, DOI: 10.1016/j.apjtm.2016.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEtiological agentDirect patient samplesPatients/animalsArticles/reportsMulti-locus sequence typingIsolation of LeptospiraSri Lankan isolatesHuman leptospirosisLocus sequence typingPatient samplesLeptospira santarosaiLeptospira kirschneriLeptospira interrogansLeptospira borgpeterseniiEpidemiology papersSequence typingLeptospirosisLeptospiraNew typing methodTyping methodsRecent studiesIsolatesSri LankaReviewAgents