Severe Leptospirosis in Hospitalized Patients, Guadeloupe
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Severe Leptospirosis in Hospitalized Patients, Guadeloupe
We evaluated prognostic factors for leptospirosis in 168 consecutive hospitalized patients in Guadeloupe. Factors independently associated with severity included chronic hypertension or chronic alcoholism, late initiation of antibacterial therapy, abnormal chest auscultation results, icterus, oligoanuria, disorders of consciousness, elevated aspartate aminotransferase levels, hyperamylasemia, a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1602.090139