use of hurstbridge bacteria serovar leptospira fainei for diagnosis of leptospirosis

摘要

patent use: "use of leptospira fainei serovar hurstbridge bacteria for diagnosis of leptospirosis". The present invention relates to an in vitro method for diagnosing a leptospirosis infection in a biological sample from an individual, comprising a step of contacting said sample with bacterial cells of a leptospira fainei serovar, preferably bacterial cells of a leptospira fainei species. leptospira fainei serovar hurstbridge, or an antigenic fraction of said bacterial cells. In a preferred embodiment, said leptospira infection is not due to bacteria belonging to the serovar of the leptospira fainei species used in the diagnostic process.