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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Amilasan, Al-shere T.; Ujiie, Mugen; Suzuki, Motoi; Salva, Eumelia; Belo, Maria Cecilia P.; ... More +
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; Less -
Description:
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.
Subject:
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Adult
Bacteria
Cyclonic Storms
Disease Outbreaks
Dispatch
Female
Floods
Humans
Leptospirosis
Male
Middle Aged
Phylogeography
Risk Factors
Young Adult

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 18(1):91-94.;
Document Type:
Journal Article;
Place as Subject:
Manila, Philippines;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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