Severe leptospirosis similar to pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Florida and Missouri, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1145-1146

  Lo, Yi Chun ^a,b   Kintziger, Kristina W ^c   Carson, Henry J ^d   Patrick, Sarah L ^b   Turabelidze, George ^b   Stanek, Danielle ^c   Blackmore, Carina ^c   Lingamfelter, Daniel ^d   Dudley, Mary H ^d   Shadomy, Sean V ^a   Shieh, Wun Ju ^a   Drew, Clifton P ^a   Batten, Brigid C ^a   Zaki, Sherif R ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

^c FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d Jackson County Medical Examiner's Office   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAUNDICE; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LETTER; MALE; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 79957668342     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid/1706.100980     Document Type: Letter

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