Leptospirosis is an uncommon infectious illness - a spirochetal zoonosis - caused by species and the primary cause of human leptospirosis is exposure to the urine of infected rodents. Clinical manifestations of human leptospirosis are diverse, ranging from asymptomatic infection to severe life-threatening with multiorgan dysfunction. The severe condition is known as Weil's disease, which is characterized by feverish illness with jaundice, acute kidney damage, and bleeding.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLung abscess is a microbial infection that can cause necrosis of the lung tissue and formation of cavities. Antibiotics and bronchoscopy are needed in the management of large lung abscess to prevent further complications. However, some of the cases have poor clinical improvement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExamination of the interleukin 6 (IL-6) and procalcitonin levels, and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) might could help to diagnosis and predict the duration of therapy and prognosis of pneumonia cases. var rubrum could be used as an adjunct therapy in infectious diseases as it has anti-inflammatory activity. The aim of study was to assess the effect of Z.
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