Are Pathogenic Leptospira Species Agents of Community-Acquired Pneumonia? Case Reports of Leptospirosis Presenting as Pneumonia

作者：Gasem M Hussein^*; Farida Helmia; Ahmed Ahmed; Severin Julitte A; Suryanto Agus; I**andrio Bambang; Verbrugh Henri A; Hartskeerl Rudy A; van den Broek Peterhans J

来源：Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2016, 54(1): 197-199.

DOI：10.1128/JCM.02093-15

We report four Indonesian cases meeting the clinical and radiological criteria for community-acquired pneumonia and other findings suggestive of leptospirosis. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) analyses of serum and urine samples and serology confirmed the diagnosis of leptospirosis in each. Results of qPCR analysis of throat swabs were concordant with those obtained with acute-phase serum samples, which suggests its potential for use as a noninvasive diagnostic tool for leptospirosis.

• 出版日期2016-1