Prolonged Leptospira Urinary Shedding in a 10-Year-Old Girl

We present a case of leptospirosis in a previously healthy girl following a trip to Costa Rica. While she was clinically asymptomatic, she had spirochetes cultured from her urine six weeks following her trip. Prolonged urinary shedding following infection with Leptospira is possible in humans and of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chow, Emilie, Deville, Jaime, Nally, Jarlath, Lovett, Michael, Nielsen-Saines, Karin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3350071/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22606527
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/169013
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Sumario:We present a case of leptospirosis in a previously healthy girl following a trip to Costa Rica. While she was clinically asymptomatic, she had spirochetes cultured from her urine six weeks following her trip. Prolonged urinary shedding following infection with Leptospira is possible in humans and often has subtle manifestations in children.

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