The sero-epidemiology of subclinical leptospirosis in Barbados - abstract
West Indian med. j
; West Indian med. j;40(suppl.1): 27, Apr. 1991.
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ABSTRACT
In an investigation of the relationship between serogroup, titre and age in subclinical leptospirosis, a further analysis was made of some of the data from three published surveys. Altogether, the records of 336 seropositive subjects were re-examined. The previously noted increase in seropositivity prevalence with age was found to be due mainly to a sharp increase in the prevalence of antibodies to serogroup Autumnalis; the prevalence of antibodies to serogroup Panama was found to decline. Similarly, despite the previously noted increase in titre with age, titres to serogroup Panama were found to fall. Panama is the serogroup most commonly recorded in children. The steep rise in the prevalence of Autumnalis with age, and the increasing, titres, suggest an anamnestic response to re-exposure, both to Autumnalis and to related serogroups. The Leptospira serovar producing antibodies in Barbadian subjects may be a semi-saprophytic form (AU)
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Assunto principal:
Leptospirose
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Barbados
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En
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Ano de publicação:
1991
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