Severe Leptospirosis in Hospitalized Patients, Guadeloupe
oleh: Cécile Herrmann-Storck, Magalie Saint Louis, Tania Foucand, Isabelle Lamaury, Jacqueline Deloumeaux, Guy Baranton, Maurice Simonetti, Natacha Sertour, Muriel Nicolas, Jacques Salin, Muriel Cornet
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-02-01 |
Deskripsi
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, and Leptospira interrogans serovar Icterohemorrhagiae.