Clinical Diagnosis and Geographic Distribution of Leptospirosis, Thailand

We defined the positive predictive accuracy of a hospital-based clinical diagnosis of leptospirosis in 9 provinces across Thailand. Of 700 suspected cases, 143 (20%) were confirmed by laboratory testing. Accuracy of clinical diagnosis varied from 0% to 50% between the provinces and was highest durin...

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Autores principales: Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn, Sirisukkarn, Nisa, Daengsupa, Prayad, Sakaraserane, Prangyong, Sangkakam, Amornwadee, Chierakul, Wirongrong, Smythe, Lee D., Symonds, Meegan L., Dohnt, Michael F., Slack, Andrew T., Day, Nicholas P., Peacock, Sharon J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007
Materias:
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2725830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17370525
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1301.060718
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Sumario:We defined the positive predictive accuracy of a hospital-based clinical diagnosis of leptospirosis in 9 provinces across Thailand. Of 700 suspected cases, 143 (20%) were confirmed by laboratory testing. Accuracy of clinical diagnosis varied from 0% to 50% between the provinces and was highest during the rainy season. Most confirmed cases occurred in the north and northeast regions of the country.

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