Aseptic meningitis as the initial presentation of Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar Tarassovi: two case reports and a literature review

Abstract Background Leptospirosis is a zoonotic illness caused by pathogenic spirochetes of the genus Leptospira. The disease spectrum ranges from a mild influenza-like presentation to a more serious Weil’s syndrome. Leptospirosis rarely presents as a primary neurological syndrome. We report two cas...

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Main Authors: A. G. N. M. K. Bandara, G. Kalaivarny, Nilanka Perera, J. Indrakumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06200-w