Influence of risk factors on renal leptospiral load in naturally infected wild black rats

Acta Tropica

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 258-261

  Desvars, A ^a,b,c   Michault, A ^c   Chiroleu, F ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b Centre Regional de Recherche et de Veille sur les Maladies Emergentes de l'Ocean Indien (CRVOI)   (Reunion)

^c Groupe Hospitalier Sud Réunion GHSR   (Reunion)

Author keywords

ANCOVA; Leptospirosis; Quantitative real time PCR; Renal load

Indexed keywords

AGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LABORATORY METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RODENT; SEX ALLOCATION; WEIGHT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIELD STUDY; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RENAL LEPTOSPIRAL LOAD; RENAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; RISK FACTOR; RODENT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL LOAD; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; RATS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REUNION; RISK FACTORS; RODENT DISEASES; SEX FACTORS;

MASCARENE ISLANDS; REUNION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RATTUS RATTUS;

EID: 84871758997     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2012.11.011     Document Type: Article

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