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Published on: October 26, 2021
[Adaptation of an immunohistochemistry protocol for the detection of Leptospira spp. in samples of formaldehyde-fixed
Fernando Delgado1, Bibiana Brihuega, Agustín Venzano
1Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Argentina. fdelgado@cicv.inta.gov.ar
The immunohistochemistry technique was evaluated in tissue samples fixed in formaldehyde saline solution 10 % and included in paraffin to be used as a lab method allowing to identify leptospires in tissues. Samples obtained from the experimental inoculation of 8 guinea pigs carriers of L. interrogans Pomona isolated from a clinical case were used. The disease was reproduced in a lab model. The histologic sections of the kidneys of the animals inoculated were subjected to histopathological studies, immunofluorescence, Warthin-Starry stain, and immunohistochemistry technique using formaldehyde-fixed samples. This technique proved to be an efficient tool for the diagnosis of leptospirosis.
The immunohistochemistry technique was evaluated in tissue samples fixed in formaldehyde saline solution 10 % and included in paraffin to be used as a lab method allowing to identify leptospires in tissues. Samples obtained from the experimental inoculation of 8 guinea pigs carriers of L. interrogans Pomona isolated from a clinical case were used. The disease was reproduced in a lab model. The histologic sections of the kidneys of the animals inoculated were subjected to histopathological studies, immunofluorescence, Warthin-Starry stain, and immunohistochemistry technique using formaldehyde-fixed samples. This technique proved to be an efficient tool for the diagnosis of leptospirosis.
