title: A 21-year-old student with fever and profound jaundice.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria ; Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Samson Ejiji
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Isa
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria ; Department of Medical Microbiology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Kenneth Ikenna
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Onyedibe
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria ; Department of Medical Microbiology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Mark Ojogba
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Okolo
authors.affiliation: Leptospirosis Unit, Central Diagnostics Laboratories National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Abiayi Elmina
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Abiba
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Johnson Simon
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Mafuka
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria ; Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Gomerep Samuel
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Simji
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Shehu Yakubu
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Nathan
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Ubong Aniefok
authors.initials: UA
authors.lastname: Udoh
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Sati Klein
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Awang
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria ; Department of Medical Microbiology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Daniel Zanyu
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Egah
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria ; Department of Medical Microbiology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Edmond Banle
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Banwat
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Brighton and Sussex University Hospital, Brighton, Southeast England, United Kingdom ; Global Health Programme, Brighton and Sussex University, Brighton, Southeast England, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Newport
authors.affiliation: Royal Tropical Institute, KIT Biomedical Research, WHO/FAO/OIE and National Collaborating Center for Reference and research on Leptospirosis, Meibergdreef, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005334:Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007565:Jaundice / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology*; D007919:Leptospira / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013334:Students; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D004269:DNA, Bacterial