학술논문
Factors Associated with Severe Leptospirosis, Martinique, 2010-2013.
Document Type
Journal Article
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Source
Subject
*LEPTOSPIROSIS
*LOGISTIC regression analysis
*DIAGNOSTIC use of polymerase chain reaction
*EPIDEMIOLOGY
*HYPOTENSION
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ISSN
1080-6040
Abstract
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]