Table 1.
Rate of Leptospira positive samples using qPCR or culture on organs of experimentally infected hamsters.
| Positive qPCRs/Tested animals (%) | Positive cultures/Tested animals (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brain | Kidney | Liver | Lung | Spleen | Brain | Kidney | Liver | |
| L. interrogans | 8/9 (88.9) | 9/9 (100.0) | 4/9 (44.4) | 3/9 (33.3) | 7/8 (87.5)* | 8/9 (88.9) | 8/9 (88.9) | 3/9 (33.3) |
| L. mayottensis | 2/7 (28.6) | 4/7 (57.1) | 0/7 (0.0) | 1/7 (14.3) | 1/7 (14.3) | 0/7 (0.0) | 2/7 (28.6) | 0/7 (0.0) |
| L. borgpetersenii | 3/7 (42.9) | 0/7 (0.0) | 0/7 (0.0) | 0/7 (0.0) | 1/7 (14.3) | 5/7 (71.4)# | 2/7 (28.6)# | 0/7 (0.0) |
*
Data missing for one hamster.
#
The isolates were lost after one passage in vitro.
Data indicate number of positive qPCRs and cultures at the time of death for L. interrogans-infected animals and at 4 weeks post-infection for L. mayottensis- and L. borgpetersenii-infected hamsters.