What laboratory tests are used to diagnose leptospirosis?
Serologic testing should be requested for patients in whom there is a high suspicion for leptospirosis, based on signs and symptoms and on assessment of exposure to animals or environments contaminated with animal urine, such as exposure to floodwaters following a hurricane. Instructions for collecting and storing serum specimens and on shipping serum samples to CDC, are included in Appendix 1.
