Renal involvement in leptospirosis: new insights into pathophysiology and treatment
Acute renal failure (ARF) is one of the most common complications of leptospirosis although the causal mechanisms are still unclear. Diverse mechanisms are implicated in leptospiral nephropathy and new data supports the role of peculiar ion transport defects. Besides antibiotic therapy, ARF manageme...
Main Authors: | Thaís Bandeira Cerqueira, Daniel Abensur Athanazio, Anne Stambovsky Spichler, Antônio Carlos Seguro |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000300016&lng=en&tlng=en |
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