Table 1. Detection of leptospiral RNA by quantitative PCR in blood samples collected from humans with suspected leptospirosis.

Assay results	Confirmed leptospirosis (N = 22)	Probable leptospirosis (N = 3)	Healthy Subjects (N = 24)
	Number (%)
RNA and DNA PCR+	5 (23)	0 (0)	0 (0)
RNA PCR+ alone	9 (41)	2 (67)	0 (0)
DNA PCR+ alone	2 (9)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Total RNA PCR+	14 (64)	2 (67)	0 (0)
Total DNA PCR+	7 (32)	0 (0)	0 (0)