Ratnan S, Seenivasan N
Veterinary and Animal Science University, Chennai.
J Commun Dis. 1998 Mar;30(1):54-6.
Leptospirosis is a major zoonotic disease which affects all domestic and wild animals and also human beings throughout the world. Transmission from animal to man is common, with man being the dead end. In hospital environment there is always a possibility of transmission from patient to hospital staff who handle leptospirosis cases and biological material for laboratory diagnosis. 328 clinically suspected cases recorded during 1991-95 in Govt. General Hospital, Chennai were studied for evidence of leptospiral infection among hospital contacts like nurses and laboratory workers. The results of this study are reported here.
钩端螺旋体病是一种主要的人畜共患病，影响着全球所有的家畜、野生动物以及人类。动物传染给人的情况很常见，而人是疾病的终末宿主。在医院环境中，处理钩端螺旋体病病例和用于实验室诊断的生物材料的患者，总有可能将疾病传染给医院工作人员。对金奈政府综合医院1991 - 1995年期间记录的328例临床疑似病例进行了研究，以寻找护士和实验室工作人员等医院接触者中钩端螺旋体感染的证据。本研究结果在此报告。
