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Bovine viral diarrhea virus and Leptospira spp. are two of the common pathogenic organisms responsible for reproductive losses in cattle worldwide. Both can be come endemic in herds resulting in chronic low-grade reproductive losses or they can be introduced into relatively naïve herds, resulting in
Our review of the literature on leptospirosis in Vanatu turned up only one previous report describing 3 cases at the Central Port Vila Hospital in 1992. The purpose of this report is to describe 8 cases of leptospirosis in patients admitted to the North District Hospital on Espiritu Santo Island in
Hyperamylasemia has been reported in more than 65% of patients with severe leptospirosis, and the true diagnosis of acute pancreatitis is complicated by the fact that renal failure can increase serum amylase levels. Based on these data we retrospectively analyzed the clinical and histopathological
This study described the clinical features and complications of leptospirosis among patients seen at nine tertiary hospitals from September 28 to November 30, 2009 after a heavy rainfall typhoon. The clinical findings of the confirmed cases were compared with the previous clinical studies on
An 8-year-old male aborigine was referred to our hospital with a presumptive diagnosis of Kawasaki disease. The major symptom presented was a persistent fever for six days. Several other symptoms were drowsiness, headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, nuchal rigidity, lymphadenopathy,
Leptospirosis is a reemerging zoonosis with a worldwide distribution and a wide range of clinical manifestations. We report a case of leptospirosis meningitis in a previously healthy woman infected by her pet mouse.A 27-year-old Caucasian woman with pet An increasing number of travelers from western countries visit tropical regions, questioning western physicians on the prophylaxis, the diagnosis and the therapeutic management of patients with travel-associated infection. In July 2014, a French couple stayed for an adventure-travel in Columbia
Fluid, electrolyte and mineral perturbations are prevalent features of tropical disease. Hemodynamic alterations, fever, nitrogen wasting, and changes in membrane transport and acid-base balance contribute to these perturbations. Models of malaria and leptospirosis have been used to show that common
OBJECTIVE
To determine the frequency of human leptospirosis in the sera of suspected clinical cases sent by 14 Caribbean countries for diagnosis to a regional laboratory in 1997-2005.
METHODS
All serum samples were initially tested using the immunoglobulin M (IgM) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
METHODS
Three unrelated patients presented within three months at the Central Hospital of Augsburg, Southern Germany, with jaundice of initially unknown etiology. Patient (Pt.) 1, a 51-year old man was admitted with a history of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, jaundice and anuria. Pt. 2 was a
Ekinci F, Yıldızdaş RD, Horoz ÖÖ, Alabaz D, Tolunay İ, Petmezci E. Treatment of severe leptospirosis with therapeutic plasma exchange in a pediatric patient. Turk J Pediatr 2018; 60: 566-570. Leptospirosis is a common zoonotic disease caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira. Although it is
Leptospirosis was diagnosed in a child presenting with acute kidney injury, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. Initial symptoms included abdominal pain and nonbloody diarrhea, followed by fever, vomiting, and skin rash. Leptospirosis was suspected and eventually confirmed. Although leptospirosis is
Patients with FUOs at the Children's Hospital in Bangkok and the Chao Phya Abhai Bhu Bejhr Hospital in Prachinburi were screened for leptospirosis by blood and urine culture in addition to microagglutination testing of their serum. Animal populations in urban and periurban areas of Bangkok were
OBJECTIVE
To develop a method for inducing acute leptospirosis in dogs.
METHODS
31 nine-week-old female Beagles.
METHODS
Beagles were randomly assigned to 2 inoculation groups or a control group. Dogs were inoculated on 3 successive days by conjunctival instillation of 5 x 10(7) cells of Leptospira