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Original Research Paper

Leptospira seropositivity as a risk factor for Mesoamerican Nephropathy

Alejandro RiefkohlDepartment of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Oriana Ramírez-RubioDepartment of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA;Preventive Medicine and Public Health Department, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Rebecca L. LawsDepartment of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-8249-5999
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Michael D. McCleanDepartment of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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Daniel E. WeinerDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8775-394X
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James S. KaufmanResearch Service, VA New York Harbor Healthcare System and New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-6778-4167
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Renee L. GallowayBacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens & Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Sean V. ShadomyBacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens & Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-7446-5263
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Marta GuerraBacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens & Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Juan José AmadorDepartment of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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José Marcel SánchezDepartment of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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Damaris López-PilarteDepartment of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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Chirag R. ParikhSection of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA;Program of Applied Translational Research, Department of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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Jessica H. LeiblerDepartment of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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Daniel R. BrooksDepartment of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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Pages 1-10 | Received 21 Jan 2016, Accepted 08 Dec 2016, Published online: 17 Feb 2017

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