Leptospirosis in Hawaii, USA, 1999-2008

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 221-226

  Katz, Alan R ^a   Buchholz, Arlene E ^b   Hinson, Kialani ^a   Park, Sarah Y ^b   Effler, Paul V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN;

ABNORMAL LABORATORY RESULT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HEMATURIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCUBATION TIME; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTEINURIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; UNITED STATES; VOMITING;

EID: 79551654578     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1702.101109     Document Type: Article

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