title: May human leptospirosis develop as a chronic infection?
abstract: In connection with some rather uncommon cases, the authors asked themselves whether leptospirosis may also develop as a chronic infection. To answer this question, we took into consideration four of the most representative investigated cases encountered during the last 22 years. In conclusion, it appears that in some circumstances, human leptospirosis could present itself as a chronic disease.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007919:Leptospira / Q000276:immunology; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D012383:Romania
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial