Clinical Study

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.

SerovarsVeterinary studentsaOther studentsb
Number of (%) positive at titres of Number of (%) positive at titres of
204080160320204080160320

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)

Total4 (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.