Penicillin at the late stage of leptospirosis: a randomized controlled trial
There is evidence that an early start of penicillin reduces the case-fatality rate of leptospirosis and that chemoprophylaxis is efficacious in persons exposed to the sources of leptospira. The existent data, however, are inconsistent regarding the benefit of introducing penicillin at a late stage o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2003-06-01
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| Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652003000300005&lng=en&tlng=en |