Severe leptospirosis in tropical Australia: Optimising intensive care unit management to reduce mortality.

Severe leptospirosis in tropical Australia: Optimising intensive care unit management to reduce mortality.

<h4>Background</h4>Severe leptospirosis can have a case-fatality rate of over 50%, even with intensive care unit (ICU) support. Multiple strategies-including protective ventilation and early renal replacement therapy (RRT)-have been recommended to improve outcomes. However, management gu...

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Main Authors: Simon Smith, Yu-Hsuan Liu, Angus Carter, Brendan J Kennedy, Alexis Dermedgoglou, Suzanne S Poulgrain, Matthew P Paavola, Tarryn L Minto, Michael Luc, Josh Hanson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-12-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007929

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007929

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