Leptospirosis-associated severe pulmonary hemorrhagic syndrome, Salvador, Brazil
Leptospirosis-associated severe pulmonary hemorrhagic syndrome, Salvador, Brazil
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DOI:
10.3201/eid1403.071064
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发表时间:
2008-03-01
影响因子:
11.8
通讯作者:
Ko, Albert I.
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作者:
Gouvela, Edilane L.;Metcalfe, John;Ko, Albert I.
We report the emergence of leptospirosis-associated severe pulmonary hemorrhagic syndrome (SPHS) in slum communities in Salvador, Brazil. Although active surveillance did not identify SPHS before 2003, 47 cases were identified from 2003 through 2005; the case-fatality rate was 74%. By 2005, SPHS caused 55% of the deaths due to leptospirosis.