Leptospirosis as Frequent Cause of Acute Febrile Illness in Southern Sri Lanka

To determine the proportion of fevers caused by leptospirosis, we obtained serum specimens and epidemiologic and clinical data from patients in Galle, Sri Lanka, March–October 2007. Immunoglobulin M ELISA was performed on paired serum specimens to diagnose acute (seroconversion or 4-fold titer rise)...

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Autores principales: Reller, Megan E., Bodinayake, Champika, Nagahawatte, Ajith, Devasiri, Vasantha, Kodikara-Arachichi, Wasantha, Strouse, John J., Flom, Judith E., Dumler, J. Stephen, Woods, Christopher W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3322050/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21888794
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1709.100915

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3322050/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21888794
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1709.100915

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