Serological Evidence of Exposure to Leptospira spp. in Veterinary Students and Other University Students in Trinidad and Tobago
Table 3
Titres of serovars of Leptospira detected by quantitative MAT.
Serovars
Veterinary studentsa
Other studentsb
Number of (%) positive at titres of
Number of (%) positive at titres of
20
40
80
160
320
20
40
80
160
320
Icterohaemorrhagiae Copenhageni
3 (2.7)
1 (0.9)
1 (0.9)
—
—
—
1 (1.0)
—
—
—
Sejroe saxkoebing
—
1 (0.9)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Sejroe Sejroe
1 (0.9)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Ballum Ballum*
—
1 (0.9)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Bataviae Bataviae*
—
—
—
—
1 (0.9)
—
—
—
—
—
Australis Rachmati
—
—
—
—
—
3 (3.0)
2 (2.0)
—
—
—
Icterohaemorrhagiae Icterohaemorrhagiae
—
—
—
—
—
—
1 (1.0)
—
—
—
Total
4 (3.5)
3 (2.7)
1 (0.9)
0 (0.0)
1 (0.9)
3 (3.0)
4 (4.0)
*A sample had multiple agglutination.
aBased on a total of 113 students.
bBased on a total of 99 samples from 46 dental, 39 nursing, and 14 pharmacy students. —: None.