Three cases of anicteric leptospirosis from Turkey: Mild to severe complications

Journal of Infection

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Erdinc, F Sebnem ^a   Koruk, Suda Tekin ^a   Hatipoglu, Cigdem Ataman ^a   Kinikli, Sami ^a   Demiroz, Ali Pekcan ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Complications; Leptospirosis; Renal failure

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMPICILLIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CEFTRIAXONE; CLARITHROMYCIN; CREATININE; DOXYCYCLINE; ENOXAPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA AUSTRALIS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; URINALYSIS;

ACYCLOVIR; ADULT; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CEFTRIAXONE; CLARITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENOXAPARIN; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TURKEY;

EID: 31344475732     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.05.015     Document Type: Article

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