Rapid, actionable diagnosis of urban epidemic leptospirosis using a pathogenic Leptospira lipL32-based real-time PCR assay

• Irina N. Riediger,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Molecular Biology Section, Central Laboratory of the State of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná Brazil

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4804-0429

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• Robyn A. Stoddard,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Guilherme S. Ribeiro,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Gonçalo Moniz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, Institute of Collective Health, Federal University of the State of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

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• Sueli M. Nakatani,

  Roles Methodology, Resources, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Molecular Biology Section, Central Laboratory of the State of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná Brazil

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• Suzana D. R. Moreira,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Hospital das Clínicas, Federal University of the State of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

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• Irene Skraba,

  Roles Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Molecular Biology Section, Central Laboratory of the State of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná Brazil

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• Alexander W. Biondo,

  Roles Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of the State of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

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• Mitermayer G. Reis,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision

  Affiliation Gonçalo Moniz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

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• Alex R. Hoffmaster,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Joseph M. Vinetz,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America

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• Albert I. Ko ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision

  * E-mail: elsio.wunder@yale.edu (EAW); albert.ko@yale.edu (AIK)

  Affiliations Gonçalo Moniz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

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• Elsio A. Wunder Jr

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: elsio.wunder@yale.edu (EAW); albert.ko@yale.edu (AIK)

  Affiliations Gonçalo Moniz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

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