Risk Factors and Predictors of Severe Leptospirosis in New Caledonia

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Tubiana, Sarah ^a   Mikulski, Marc ^b   Becam, Jérôme ^a   Lacassin, Flore ^b   Lefèvre, Patrick ^c   Gourinat, Ann Claire ^a   Goarant, Cyrille ^a   D'Ortenzio, Eric ^a  

^a Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle Caledonie Noumea   (New Caledonia)

^b Centre Hospitalier Territorial Gaston Bourret   (New Caledonia)

^c Centre Hospitalier du Nord   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CREATININE; LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; NEW CALEDONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 84873501339     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001991     Document Type: Article

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