title: [Involvement of the nervous system in leptospirosis. III. Immunologic reactions in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid].
abstract: From January 1st up to September 30th 1990, 77 patients with leptospirosis were admitted at the Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Service of the Hospital das Clínicas of the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. The majority (64) were male patients, and average age was 28 years old. Serovars icterohaemorrhagic and canicola were the most frequent. CSF examination was performed in 67 (87.0%) patients and it was abnormal in 64 (95.52%). Micro-agglutination test for leptospirosis with live antigens was performed in CSF, as well as immunological tests for syphilis, cysticercosis and schistosomiasis for differential diagnosis. Concerning the serovar identification, results of microagglutination test for leptospirosis in CSF were significant considering the similitude of responses when compared to those found for blood samples.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias do Hospital, Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (SDIP/UFPE), Brasil.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Bezerra
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ataíde Júnior
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Hinrichsen
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Travassos
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Travassos
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007919:Leptospira / Q000276:immunology; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial
vernacular_title: Comprometimento do sistema nervoso na leptospirose. III. Reações imunológicas no sangue e líquido cefalorraqueano.