Open AccessA 3-year retrospective analysis on the prevalence of antileptospiral antibodies among children in Chennai City, India
Author(s) -
Saramma Mini Jacob,
S. Geethalakshmi,
Sivasangeetha Karthikeyan,
Anitha Durairaj,
P Acharya Gopal,
Vanitha Ramamoorthy,
Ganesan Arumugam,
Sathishkumar Elumalai
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology/journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.000825
Subject(s) - leptospirosis , seroprevalence , leptospira , serotype , direct agglutination test , medicine , population , veterinary medicine , epidemiology , serology , antibody , pediatrics , immunology , environmental health
Leptospirosis is a re-emerging infectious disease that has been reported from all over the world, including South India. Several studies have documented the prevalence of Leptospira in the general population. However, the data on leptospirosis in children were limited. We evaluated the prevalence of antileptospiral antibodies and the distribution of Leptospira serovars in children and adolescents.