Table 1.
Rate of Leptospira-positive samples using either qPCR or cultures on urine of experimentally infected rats.
| wpi | qPCR Leptospira-positive urine samples (%) | Leptospira-positive cultures (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li | Lm | Lb | Li | Lm | Lb | |
| 1 | 1/7 (14.3) | 0/8 (0.0) | 2/7 (28.6) | 0/7 (0.0) | 0/8 (0.0) | 0/7 (0.0) |
| 2 | 3/7 (42.9) | 6/8 (75.0) | 4/7 (57.1) | 0/7 (0.0) | 0/8 (0.0) | 0/7 (0.0) |
| 3 | 5/7 (71.4) | 1/8 (12.5) | 4/7 (57.1) | 0/7 (0.0) | 0/8 (0.0) | 0/7 (0.0) |
| 4 | 2/7 (28.6) | 0/8 (0.0) | 1/7 (14.3) | 1/7 (14.3) | 0/8 (0.0) | 0/7 (0.0) |
| 5 | 2/7 (28.6) | 1/8 (12.5) | 0/7 (0.0) | 2/7 (28.6) | 0/8 (0.0) | 0/7 (0.0) |
| 6 | 1/7 (14.3) | 1/8 (12.5) | 0/7 (0.0) | 2/7 (28.6) | 0/8 (0.0) | 0/7 (0.0) |
| 7 | 2/7 (28.6) | 1/8 (12.5) | 0/7 (0.0) | 2/7 (28.6) | 0/8 (0.0) | 0/7 (0.0) |
| 8 | 1/7 (14.3) | 1/8 (12.5) | 0/7 (0.0) | 0/7 (0.0) | 0/8 (0.0) | 0/7 (0.0) |
| 9 | 1/7 (14.3) | 0/8 (0.0) | 1/7 (14.3) | 2/7 (14.3) | 0/8 (0.0) | 0/7 (0.0) |
| 10 | 2/7 (28.6) | 0/8 (0.0) | 0/7 (0.0) | 0/7 (0.0) | 0/8 (0.0) | 0/7 (0.0) |
| 11 | 2/7 (28.6) | 0/8 (0.0) | 0/7 (0.0) | 2/7 (28.6) | 0/8 (0.0) | 0/7 (0.0) |
| 12 | 1/7 (14.3) | 1/8 (12.5) | 0/7 (0.0) | 2/7 (28.6) | 0/8 (0.0) | 0/7 (0.0) |
| 13 | 1/7 (14.3) | 0/8 (0.0) | 0/7 (0.0) | 1/7 (14.3) | 0/8 (0.0) | 0/7 (0.0) |
wpi: week post-infection; Li: L. interrogans; Lm: L. mayottensis; Lb: L. borgpetersenii.