A WEB-SURFER'S GUIDE TO BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS IN HUMANS

Leptospira

Species associated with infection - L. biflexa, L. borgpetersenii, L. inadai, L. interrogans, L. kirschneri, L. noguchii, L. santarosai, L. weilii

Associated infections - leptospirosis

Reported susceptibilities and therapies - penicillin, tetracycline

Notes - L. interrogans is composed of a number of named serogroups

References - Lecour, H., Miranda, M., Magro, C., Rocha, A., Goncalves, V. (1989). Human leptospirosis: a review of 50 cases. Infection. 17, 8-12.

 

 

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