Biologic assays and diagnostic strategy of neuroleptospirosis: A case report;Moyens biologiques et stratégie diagnostique de la leptospirose neuroméningée. À propos d'un cas

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 361-364

  Gaillard, T ^a   Martinaud, C ^a   Faivre, A ^a   Souraud, J B ^a   Maslin, J ^a   Alla, P ^a   Brisou, P ^a  

^a Military Teaching Hospital Sainte Anne   (France)

Author keywords

Biologic assays; Cerebral spinal fluid; Neuroleptospirosis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BIOASSAY; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA GRIPPOTYPHOSA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; NEUROLEPTOSPIROSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEADACHE; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI;

EID: 63049111887     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: 17683122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2008.06.018     Document Type: Article

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