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J Family Med Prim Care
October 2024
Department of Microbiology, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Introduction: Similar presenting manifestations in early phase and lack of awareness of aetiology of acute febrile illness (AFI) are major challenges in management of AFI.
Material And Methods: This was a retrospective observational cross-sectional study conducted in the Department of Microbiology, NRS Medical College, from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023 in serologically diagnosed febrile patients attending the outpatient department or admitted. Clinical and epidemiological data and laboratory parameters were recorded in a pretested structured questionnaire study tool, and collected data were analysed on MS-Excel sheets with various charts and tables.
Georgian Med News
September 2024
1Tbilisi State Medical University, The First University Clinic, Georgia.
Introduction: Leptospirosis is considered one of the most common zoonotic infections in the world and is characterized by distribution in countries of subtropical and tropical zones. In Georgia A sharp increase in the frequency of leptospirosis began in 2011, and the morbidity rate increased to 16.3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Infect Dev Ctries
August 2024
Department of Pulmonary Medicine & Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India.
Introduction: Leptospirosis and melioidosis are common in tropical and temperate climates and can be acquired by exposure to contaminated water and soil. However, concomitant leptospirosis and melioidosis infection is rarely described in the literature. We report a case of leptospirosis-melioidosis coinfection and systematically review the literature.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEurasian J Med
December 2023
Veterinary Control and Research Institute, Erzurum, Turkey.
Leptospirosis, a zoonosis, is characterized by a wide range of clinical and laboratory findings, varying from self-limiting infection to potentially fatal disease. Leptospirosis-related clinical manifestations, except for Weil's disease, may often be overlooked due to their nonspecificity in children. Additionally, many health-care professionals lack awareness of leptospirosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Clin Med
July 2024
Department of Microbiology, Virology and Immunology, I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University, 46001 Ternopil, Ukraine.
Leptospirosis, a zoonotic disease prevalent in tropical regions, often leads to severe complications such as Weil's disease and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). This pioneering meta-analysis investigated the role of corticosteroids in treating severe leptospirosis, addressing a critical gap in the current clinical knowledge. We systematically reviewed studies from PubMed and Scopus, focusing on randomized controlled trials and observational cohort studies involving adult patients diagnosed with leptospirosis.
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