Leptospirosis as Cause of Febrile Icteric Illness, Burkina Faso

Patients in Burkina Faso who sought medical attention for febrile jaundice were tested for leptospirosis. We confirmed leptospirosis in 27 (3.46%) of 781 patients: 23 (2.94%) tested positive using serologic assays and 4 (0.51%) using LipL32 PCR. We further presumed leptospirosis in 16 (2.82%) IgM-po...

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Autores principales: Zida, Sylvie, Kania, Dramane, Sotto, Albert, Brun, Michel, Picardeau, Mathieu, Castéra, Joany, Bolloré, Karine, Kagoné, Thérèse, Traoré, Jacques, Ouoba, Aline, Dujols, Pierre, Van de Perre, Philippe, Méda, Nicolas, Tuaillon, Edouard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6056135/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30016238
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2408.170436

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