Correlation between renal distribution of leptospires during the acute phase and chronic renal dysfunction in a hamster model of infection with Leptospira interrogans

• Tsukasa Maruoka ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: tsukasa_maruoka@yahoo.co.jp

  Affiliations Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9134-3855

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• Yasuhiko Nikaido,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan

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• Satoshi Miyahara,

  Roles Formal analysis

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan

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• Eisuke Katafuchi,

  Roles Formal analysis

  Affiliation Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan

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• Yoshinori Inamasu,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliations Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6425-4232

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• Midori Ogawa,

  Roles Validation

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan

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• Kazumasa Fukuda,

  Roles Validation

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan

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• Toshiyuki Nakayama,

  Roles Validation

  Affiliation Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3865-7169

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• Takafumi Horishita,

  Roles Validation

  Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan

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• Mitsumasa Saito

  Roles Supervision

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3446-6864

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