Commonly Used Severity Scores Are Not Good Predictors of Mortality in Sepsis from Severe Leptospirosis: A Series of Ten Patients
Introduction. Severe leptospirosis, also known as Weil's disease, can cause multiorgan failure with high mortality. Scoring systems for disease severity have not been validated for leptospirosis, and there is no documented method to predict mortality. Methods. This is a case series on 10 patien...
Main Authors: | Dimitrios Velissaris, Menelaos Karanikolas, Nikolaos Flaris, Fotini Fligou, Markos Marangos, Kriton S. Filos |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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Series: | Critical Care Research and Practice |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/532376 |
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