Vanaporn WuthiekanunWirongrong ChierakulDirek LimmathurotsakulLee D. SmytheMeegan L. SymondsMichael F. DohntAndrew T. SlackRoongreung LimpaiboonYupin SuputtamongkolNicholas J. WhiteNicholas P J DaySharon J. PeacockMahidol UniversityQueensland HealthUdon Thani Center HospitalNuffield Department of Clinical Medicine2018-08-242018-08-242007-04-01Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Vol.45, No.4 (2007), 1363-1365009511372-s2.0-34247263899https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/24567A prospective study of 989 patients with acute febrile illness was performed in northeast Thailand to define the yield of Leptospira from four different types of blood sample. Based on a comparison of the yields from whole blood, surface plasma, deposit from spun plasma, and dotted blood samples from 80 patients with culture-proven leptospirosis, we suggest a sampling strategy in which culture is performed using whole blood and deposit from spun plasma. Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.Mahidol UniversityImmunology and MicrobiologyMedicineArticleSCOPUS10.1128/JCM.02430-06