Duration of viability of Leptospira interrogans strains in anaerobic blood culture systems
| Vital | BacT/Alert | BACTEC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serovar | 30° | 37° | 30° | 37° | 30° | 37° |
| –, No growth at 48 hr; hr, hours; wk, weeks. | ||||||
| L icterohaemorrhagiae | 4 wk | 48 hr | – | – | – | – |
| L hardjo | 4 wk | 48hr | – | – | – | – |
| L bataviae | 4 wk | 48 hr | – | – | – | – |
| L grippotyphosa | 4 wk | 48 hr | – | – | – | – |