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Clinical presentation of leptospirosis: a retrospective study of 201 patients in a metropolitan city of Brazil

Elizabeth De Francesco Daher, Rafael Siqueira Athayde Lima, Geraldo Bezerra da Silva, Eveline C. Silva, N Karbage, Raquel S. Kataoka, Paulo C. Carvalho Júnior, Max M. Magalhães, Rosa Maria Salani Mota, Alexandre Braga Libório

The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2010 · 77 citations · 38 references

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Abstract

leptospirosis is a globally relevant disease with potential fatal outcome. Signs and symptoms suggestive of leptospirosis must be known by any physician in order to institute early adequate treatment to improve outcome. Early indication and daily hemodialysis seems to be beneficial in this group of patients.

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