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. 2020 Aug 3;103(4):1427–1434. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0703

Table 2.

LipL32 and species-specific RT-PCR CT values, and MAT predominant serogroup in participants with Leptospira DNA detected, Tanzania, 2012–2014

Participant number 1 2 3 4
PCR
LipL32 CT value 38.7 36.3 32.3 38.4
L. borgpetersenii CT value ND 37.8 ND ND
Leptospira interrogans CT value 37.4 ND ND ND
L. kirschneri CT value ND ND 37.8 ND
Leptospira noguchii CT value ND ND ND ND
Leptospira species (secY sequencing) NA L. borgpetersenii L. kirschneri NA
MAT
 Predominant MAT serogroup Sejroe Pyrogenes Sejroe Pyrogenes
 Acute reciprocal titer 0 0 0 400
 Convalescent reciprocal titer 200 800 12,800 NA

CT = cycle threshold; L. borgpetersenii = Leptospira borgpetersenii; L. kirschneri = Leptospira kirschneri; MAT = microscopic agglutination testing; NA = not available; ND = not detected.