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Leptospirosis infection in a homeless patient in December in Tokyo: a case report

INTRODUCTION: We report a case of severe leptospirosis that occurred during winter in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. Leptospirosis is endemic in tropical regions and extremely rare in the urban areas of Japan. Only six new cases were reported in Tokyo in 2014. Most leptospirosis cases reported in urba...

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Autores principales: Kang, You Me, Hagiwara, Akiyoshi, Uemura, Tatsuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4572620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26373626
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-015-0687-4