Evaluation of hemostasis disorders and anticardiolipin antibody in patients with severe leptospirosis

A prospective study was designed to evaluate disorders of hemostasis and levels of anticardiolipin antibodies (ACL) in 30 patients with severe leptospirosis and acute renal failure (ARF) (ARF was defined as serum creatinine > or = 1.5 mg/dL). The patients had been admitted to the Walter Cantídio...

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Main Authors: DAHER Elizabeth De Francesco, OLIVEIRA NETO Francisco Holanda, RAMIREZ Susana Marcela Pineida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2002-01-01
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=S0036-46652002000200006