Lymphopenia is observed regularly in the acute (leptospiraemic) phase but not the immune phase of leptospirosis

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 958-960

  Craig, Scott B ^a,b   Graham, Glenn C ^a   Burns, Mary Ann ^a   Dohnt, Michael F ^a   Smythe, Lee D ^a   McKay, David B ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emerging disease; Laboratory findings; Leptospirosis; Lymphocyte count; Lymphopenia; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LEPTOSPIRACEAE; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOPENIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 68249098597     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.03.019     Document Type: Article

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