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Leptospirosis as Cause of Febrile Icteric Illness, Burkina Faso
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August 2018
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 24(8):1569-1572
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:Patients in Burkina Faso who sought medical attention for febrile jaundice were tested for leptospirosis. We confirmed leptospirosis in 27 (3.46%) of 781 patients: 23 (2.94%) tested positive using serologic assays and 4 (0.51%) using LipL32 PCR. We further presumed leptospirosis in 16 (2.82%) IgM-positive specimens.
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Pubmed ID:30016238
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC6056135
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