Diagnosis of acute canine leptospirosis using multiple laboratory tests and characterization of the isolated strains.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dogs presenting with acute leptospirosis may present non-specific clinical and laboratory findings, and the definitive diagnosis may require additional confirmatory tests, including bacterial culture, for the direct or indirect identification of the pathogen. The present study describes the diagnosis of leptospirosis in suspected dogs based on the use of multiple diagnostic tests, including serological, molecular and bacteriological tests, along with the characterization of the recovered leptospiral strains.

Results

Urine, serum and blood samples were collected from 33 dogs with suspected clinical leptospirosis treated at the University of São Paulo Veterinary Hospital Service (Hovet FMVZ-USP) between 2013 and 2016. Only dogs with high blood urea nitrogen and crea

SUBMITTER: Miotto BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6050646 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature