The incidence and clinical characteristics of the immune phase eye disease in treated cases of human leptospirosis

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 441-447

  Pappachan, Joseph M ^a,c   Mathew, Sheela ^a   Thomas, Baby ^a   Renjini, K ^a   Scaria, Charles K ^a   Shukla, Jyoti ^b  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

^c Kottayam Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Leptospirosis; Microscopic agglutination test; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; FLUOROMETHOLONE; HOMATROPINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EYE DISEASE; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TITRIMETRY; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; UVEITIS;

EID: 34547726844     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.32929     Document Type: Article

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