Leptospirosis in Barbados: a clinical study
West Indian med. j
;
39(1): 27-34, mar. 1990. tab
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ABSTRACT
A 39-month clinical study of leptospirosis was undertaken at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados, Eighty-eight patients had a confirmed diagnosis of the disease during the period. The major serogroups identified were autumnalis (including a new serovar bim), icterohaemorrhagiae, ballum and canicola. The majority of patients presented with jaundice (95%,) anorexia and headaches (85%), fever (76%) and conjunctival suffusion (54%). While abnormal creatinine levels were seen in 49% of patients on admission, only 16% were judged to have had renal failure. The urine to plasma urea ratio showed high sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of pre-renal azotemia. Cardiac arrhythmias and myocarditis occurred in 18% of patients and pericarditis in 6%. An elevated serum amylase was found in 65% of cases. The bilirubin level took 5.5 weeks to return to normal. Thrombocytopenia was shown not to be due to a disseminated intravascular coagulation, and a randomised trial of high dose penicillin did not reveal any benefit to jaundiced patients. The overall mortality during the study was 5.7%
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Asunto principal:
Leptospira interrogans serovar canicola
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Leptospira interrogans
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Leptospirosis
Tipo de estudio:
Ensayo Clínico Controlado
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Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
Barbados
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Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
1990
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