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Factors Associated with Severe Leptospirosis, Martinique, 2010–2013
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Dec 2015
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 21(12):2221-2224
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:To identify factors associated with disease severity, we examined 102 patients with quantitative PCR-confirmed leptospirosis in Martinique during 2010-2013. Associated factors were hypotension, chest auscultation abnormalities, icterus, oligo/anuria, thrombocytopenia, prothrombin time <68%, high levels of leptospiremia, and infection with L. interrogans serovar Icterohaemorrhagiae/Copenhageni.
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Pubmed ID:26583702
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC4672444
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