Human leptospirosis in eastern Croatia, 1969-2003: Epidemiological, clinical, and serological features

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 738-741

  Perić, Ljiljana ^a   Šimašek, Danijel ^a   Barbić, Jerko ^b,e   Perić, Nikica ^c   Prus, Višnja ^d   Šišljagić, Vladimir ^e   Zibar, Lada ^b  

^a Clinic for Infective Diseases   (Croatia)

^b Dept of Physiology   (Croatia)

^c JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK   (Croatia)

^d JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK   (Croatia)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OSIJEK   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; PENICILLIN G;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROATIA; DATA ANALYSIS; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY TEST; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA AUSTRALIS; LEPTOSPIRA ICTEROHEMORRHAGICA; LEPTOSPIRA POMONA; LEPTOSPIRA SEJROE; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHILD; CROATIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS;

EID: 27744597985     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540510012170     Document Type: Article

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