Severe Leptospirosis in Hospitalized Patients, Guadeloupe

Severe Leptospirosis in Hospitalized Patients, Guadeloupe

We evaluated prognostic factors for leptospirosis in 168 consecutive hospitalized patients in Guadeloupe. Factors independently associated with severity included chronic hypertension or chronic alcoholism, late initiation of antibacterial therapy, abnormal chest auscultation results, icterus, oligoa...

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Main Authors: Cécile Herrmann-Storck, Magalie Saint Louis, Tania Foucand, Isabelle Lamaury, Jacqueline Deloumeaux, Guy Baranton, Maurice Simonetti, Natacha Sertour, Muriel Nicolas, Jacques Salin, Muriel Cornet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Leptospirosis
prognostic factors
serovar
virulence
reservoir hosts
Guadeloupe
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/2/09-0139_article
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Summary:We evaluated prognostic factors for leptospirosis in 168 consecutive hospitalized patients in Guadeloupe. Factors independently associated with severity included chronic hypertension or chronic alcoholism, late initiation of antibacterial therapy, abnormal chest auscultation results, icterus, oligoanuria, disorders of consciousness, elevated aspartate aminotransferase levels, hyperamylasemia, and Leptospira interrogans serovar Icterohemorrhagiae.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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