Factors Associated with Severe Leptospirosis, Martinique, 2010–2013

Factors Associated with Severe Leptospirosis, Martinique, 2010–2013

To identify factors associated with disease severity, we examined 102 patients with quantitative PCR–confirmed leptospirosis in Martinique during 2010–2013. Associated factors were hypotension, chest auscultation abnormalities, icterus, oligo/anuria, thrombocytopenia, prothrombin time <68%, high...

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Main Authors: Patrick Hochedez, Rafaelle Theodose, Claude Olive, Pascale Bourhy, Guillaume Hurtrel, Nicolas Vignier, Hossein Mehdaoui, Ruddy Valentino, Roland Martinez, Jean-Marie Delord, Cécile Herrmann, Isabelle Lamaury, Raymond Césaire, Mathieu Picardeau, André Cabié
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
severe leptospirosis
leptospiremia
Leptospira interrogans
serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae
qPCR
Martinique
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/12/14-1099_article

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