Early identification of leptospirosis-associated pulmonary hemorrhage syndrome by use of a validated prediction model

Journal of Infection

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 218-223

  Marotto, Paulo C F ^a   Ko, Albert I ^b,c   Murta Nascimento, Cristiane ^d,e   Seguro, Antonio C ^f   Prado, Rogerio R ^f   Barbosa, Marcia C ^a   Cleto, Sergio A ^a   Eluf Neto, José ^f  

^a INSTITUTO DE INFECTOLOGIA EMÍLIO RIBAS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^e CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Leptospirosis; Leptospirosis associated pulmonary hemorrhage syndrome; Predictive model; ROC curve

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; POTASSIUM;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CALCULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTRONIC SPREADSHEET; FATALITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY INJURY; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LEPTOSPIROSIS ASSOCIATED PULMONARY HEMORRHAGE SYNDROME; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOCK; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYMPTOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76849112870     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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