An acute and fatal case of human leptospirosis in Sabah, Malaysia.

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Bahaman, Abdul Rani and Bejo, Siti Khairani and Md Yasin, Rohani and Hiu, Jessie (2002) An acute and fatal case of human leptospirosis in Sabah, Malaysia. Asia-Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 10 (1). pp. 17-19. ISSN 0128-7451

Abstract

An acute and fatal case of leptospirosis in a young man is described. Tissue samples from various internal organs examined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay were positive for leptospiral DNA. The presence of specific leptospiral DNA as evident through PCR in all the organ samples except the lungs, were indicative of an acute and septicaemic disease. It was shown that PCR is a simple and rapid assay that could be used to diagnose cases of leptospiral infection.

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Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Keywords:	Diagnosis; Leptospirosis; Malaysia; PCR.
Depositing User:	Azizan Arshad
Date Deposited:	13 Jan 2014 02:13
Last Modified:	07 Sep 2015 07:42
URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25848
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