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
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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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spelling doaj-6e33a4aefc944a6db8ddb58a63ca45442020-11-25T01:02:46ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592010-02-0116233133410.3201/eid1602.090139Severe Leptospirosis in Hospitalized Patients, GuadeloupeCécile Herrmann-StorckMagalie Saint LouisTania FoucandIsabelle LamauryJacqueline DeloumeauxGuy BarantonMaurice SimonettiNatacha SertourMuriel NicolasJacques SalinMuriel CornetWe 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/2/09-0139_articleLeptospirosisprognostic factorsserovarvirulencereservoir hostsGuadeloupe
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author Cécile Herrmann-Storck
Magalie Saint Louis
Tania Foucand
Isabelle Lamaury
Jacqueline Deloumeaux
Guy Baranton
Maurice Simonetti
Natacha Sertour
Muriel Nicolas
Jacques Salin
Muriel Cornet
spellingShingle Cécile Herrmann-Storck
Magalie Saint Louis
Tania Foucand
Isabelle Lamaury
Jacqueline Deloumeaux
Guy Baranton
Maurice Simonetti
Natacha Sertour
Muriel Nicolas
Jacques Salin
Muriel Cornet
Severe Leptospirosis in Hospitalized Patients, Guadeloupe
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Leptospirosis
prognostic factors
serovar
virulence
reservoir hosts
Guadeloupe
author_facet Cécile Herrmann-Storck
Magalie Saint Louis
Tania Foucand
Isabelle Lamaury
Jacqueline Deloumeaux
Guy Baranton
Maurice Simonetti
Natacha Sertour
Muriel Nicolas
Jacques Salin
Muriel Cornet
author_sort Cécile Herrmann-Storck
title Severe Leptospirosis in Hospitalized Patients, Guadeloupe
title_short Severe Leptospirosis in Hospitalized Patients, Guadeloupe
title_full Severe Leptospirosis in Hospitalized Patients, Guadeloupe
title_fullStr Severe Leptospirosis in Hospitalized Patients, Guadeloupe
title_full_unstemmed Severe Leptospirosis in Hospitalized Patients, Guadeloupe
title_sort severe leptospirosis in hospitalized patients, guadeloupe
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2010-02-01
description 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.
topic Leptospirosis
prognostic factors
serovar
virulence
reservoir hosts
Guadeloupe
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/2/09-0139_article
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