Outbreak of leptospirosis after flood, the Philippines, 2009 |
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| Authors: | Amilasan Al-Shere T Ujiie Mugen Suzuki Motoi Salva Eumelia Belo Maria Cecilia P Koizumi Nobuo Yoshimatsu Kumiko Schmidt Wolf-Peter Marte Shane Dimaano Efren M Villarama Jose Benito Ariyoshi Koya |
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| Institution: | Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-12-4, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | After a typhoon in September 2009, an outbreak of leptospirosis occurred in Metro Manila, the Philippines; 471 patients were hospitalized and 51 (10.8%) died. A hospital-based investigation found risk factors associated with fatal infection to be older age, hemoptysis, anuria, jaundice, and delayed treatment with antimicrobial drugs. |
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| Keywords: | flood leptospirosis Leptospira outbreak the Philippines Metro Manila typhoon Weil disease bacteria |
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