Comparative analysis of severe pediatric and adult leptospirosis in São Paulo, Brazil

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 306-308

  Spichler, Anne ^a   Athanazio, Daniel A ^b   Vilaça, Pedro ^c   Seguro, Antonio ^a   Vinetz, Joseph ^d   Leake, John A D ^e  

^a INSTITUTO DE INFECTOLOGIA EMÍLIO RIBAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c Endocrinology Service of Municipal Hospital of Saõ Paulo   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^e RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; CREATININE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OLIGURIA; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SCHOOL CHILD; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BILIRUBIN; BRAZIL; CHILD; CREATININE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; JAUNDICE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGURIA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; WEIL DISEASE;

EID: 84856997321     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0308     Document Type: Article

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