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Anicteric Leptospirosis-Associated Meningitis in a Tropical Urban Environment, Brazil
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Sep 2020
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Source:Emerg Infect Dis. 26(9):2190-2192
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Language:English
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:While studying aseptic meningitis in Salvador, Brazil, we diagnosed anicteric leptospirosis in 1.7% (5/295) of patients hospitalized for aseptic meningitis. Leptospirosis-associated meningitis patients had lower mean cerebrospinal fluid cell counts and protein than other-cause aseptic meningitis (p<0.05). Clinicians must consider leptospirosis-associated meningitis in appropriate clinical-epidemiologic contexts.
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Pubmed ID:32818405
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC7454101
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