Clinical characteristics and risk factors of human leptospirosis in Argentina (1999-2005)

Acta Tropica

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 255-258

  Vanasco, N B ^a,b   Schmeling, M F ^a   Lottersberger, J ^b   Costa, F ^c   Ko, A I ^c,d   Tarabla, H D ^e  

^a Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Dr Emilio Coni   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^e INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Epidemiology; Leptospirosis; Microscopic agglutination test; Risk factors; Rural transmission

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FLOODING; HEALTH RISK; HOMINID; LABORATORY METHOD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; JAUNDICE; LABORATORY TEST; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ARGENTINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 52949123214     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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