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ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2018

Leptospirosis Cases Infected with Uncommon Serogroups, Puerto Rico, 2013-2015.

Hector Gorbea, Enid J Garcia-Rivera, Hilda Torres, Olga D Lorenzi, Aidsa Rivera, Renee L Galloway, Tyler M Sharp

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Article in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Hector GorbeaUniversity of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Enid J Garcia-RiveraUniversity of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Hilda TorresUniversity of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Olga D LorenziDivision of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Aidsa RiveraDivision of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Renee L GallowayDivision of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Tyler M SharpDivision of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
University of Puerto Rico System · PRCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · USPuerto Rico Department of Health · PR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leptospirosis is an emerging bacterial zoonosis that is endemic but underrecognized throughout the tropics. Through prospective surveillance for acute febrile illness (AFI) among patients who presented to the emergency department of a hospital located in an urban region of Puerto Rico, four patients with laboratory-confirmed leptospirosis were identified. All patients had signs and symptoms of AFI, including fever, headache, and dehydration. Three patients had leukocytosis with thrombocytopenia and were admitted to the hospital. One hospitalized patient presented with jaundice, icteric sclera, and hematuria and developed rhabdomyolysis, whereas another patient with pulmonary edema was admitted to the intensive care unit. Microscopic agglutination titers among the four patients were highest against serogroups Icterohaemorrhagiae (serovar Mankarso), Australis (serovar Bratislava), Bataviae (serovar Bataviae), and Canicola (serovar Canicola). These case reports demonstrate that infection with these apparently uncommon serogroups can result in illness ranging from mild to life-threatening.

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LeptospiraAdultFemaleHumansLeptospirosisMaleMiddle AgedPuerto RicoYoung Adult

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PMCPMC5928731
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