Leptospirosis-associated Severe Pulmonary Hemorrhagic Syndrome, Salvador, Brazil

We report the emergence of leptospirosis-associated severe pulmonary hemorrhagic syndrome (SPHS) in slum communities in Salvador, Brazil. Although active surveillance did not identify SPHS before 2003, 47 cases were identified from 2003 through 2005; the case-fatality rate was 74%. By 2005, SPHS cau...

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Autores principales: Gouveia, Edilane L., Metcalfe, John, de Carvalho, Ana Luiza F., Aires, Talita S.F., Villasboas-Bisneto, José Caetano, Queirroz, Adriano, Santos, Andréia C., Salgado, Kátia, Reis, Mitermayer G., Ko, Albert I.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2570821/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18325275
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1403.071064
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Sumario:We report the emergence of leptospirosis-associated severe pulmonary hemorrhagic syndrome (SPHS) in slum communities in Salvador, Brazil. Although active surveillance did not identify SPHS before 2003, 47 cases were identified from 2003 through 2005; the case-fatality rate was 74%. By 2005, SPHS caused 55% of the deaths due to leptospirosis.

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