Cefotaxime for therapy of acute leptospirosis

Cefotaxime for therapy of acute leptospirosis.

Diagnosis of acute leptospirosis.

Leptospirosis is a globally important zoonotic disease and an important public health problem in developing countries. Early diagnosis is essential because antibiotic treatment is most effective when initiated early in the course of the disease. Culture and the microscopic agglutination test are gold standard methods for leptospirosis diagnosis; however, they are not useful for early diagnosis....

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An open, randomized, controlled trial of penicillin, doxycycline, and cefotaxime for patients with severe leptospirosis.

BACKGROUND Leptospirosis is an important cause of fever in the rural tropics. Since 1996, there has been a marked increase in the incidence of leptospirosis in northeastern Thailand. Although leptospirosis generally is susceptible to antibiotics, there is no consensus regarding the optimal treatment for severe leptospirosis. METHODS An open-label, randomized comparison of parenteral cefotaxim...

Comparison of Two ELISA Methods for the Laboratory Diagnosis of Acute Leptospirosis

Background: Leptospirosis is the most common zoonosis widespread in tropical and temperate countries with low social-economic status. We aimed to compare an ELISA kit with an in-house ELISA assay to test the serum samples of the patients who were suspicious of leptospirosis according to their clinical symptoms. Methods: A total of 282 serum samples of patients suspicious of leptospirosis admitt...