Outbreak of Leptospirosis after Flood, the Philippines, 2009

Amilasan, Al-shere T.; Ujiie, Mugen; Suzuki, Motoi; Salva, Eumelia; Belo, Maria Cecilia P.; Koizumi, Nobuo; Yoshimatsu, Kumiko; Schmidt, Wolf-Peter; Marte, Shane; Dimaano, Efren M.; Villarama, Jose Benito; Ariyoshi, Koya

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Outbreak of Leptospirosis after Flood, the Philippines, 2009

Published Date:

Jan 2012

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Emerg Infect Dis. 18(1):91-94.

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Amilasan, Al-shere T. ; Ujiie, Mugen ; Suzuki, Motoi ; Salva, Eumelia ; Belo, Maria Cecilia P. ; ... More ▼

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After a typhoon in September 2009, an outbreak of leptospirosis occurred in Metro Manila, the Philippines; 471 patients were hospitalized and 51 (10.8%) died. A hospital-based investigation found risk factors associated with fatal infection to be older age, hemoptysis, anuria, jaundice, and delayed treatment with antimicrobial drugs.

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