Leptospirosis presenting as acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in Assam, India

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 151-153

  Khan, S A ^a   Dutta, P ^a   Borah, J ^a   Chowdhury, P ^a   Topno, R ^a   Baishya, M ^a   Mahanta, J ^a  

^a REGIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Acute encephalitis syndrome; Aetiology; Leptospirosis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; UREA;

ACUTE ENCEPHALITIS SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DENGUE VIRUS; ENCEPHALITIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INDIA; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

EID: 84859913049     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(12)60034-6     Document Type: Article

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