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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Herrmann-Storck, Cécile, Saint Louis, Magalie, Foucand, Tania, Lamaury, Isabelle, Deloumeaux, Jacqueline, Baranton, Guy, Simonetti, Maurice, Sertour, Natacha, Nicolas, Muriel, Salin, Jacques, Cornet, Muriel
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2957992/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20113574
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1602.090139
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Sumario: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.

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