Comparative study of the in-hospital case-fatality rate of leptospirosis between pediatric and adult patients of different age groups
The main objective was to compare the in-hospital case-fatality rate of leptospirosis between pediatric (< 19 years) and adult (>19 years) patients, taking into account gender, renal function, duration of symptoms and jaundice. Medical records of 1016 patients were reviewed. Comparative analys...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2004-01-01
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| Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652004000100004 |