Double trouble: hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and leptospirosis.
The clinical picture of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome can closely mimic that of unicteric leptospirosis and vice versa. This is the first description of dual infection with Dobrava virus and leptospira and alteration of immune parameters in a Croatian soldier.
Markotić
Alemka
A
Department for Research and Development, Institute of Immunology, Zagreb, Croatia.
Kuzman
Ilija
I
Babić
Krsto
K
Gagro
Alenka
A
Nichol
Stuart
S
Ksiazek
Thomas G
TG
Rabatić
Sabina
S
Dekaris
Dragan
D
D000328:Adult; D017523:Croatia; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006476:Orthohantavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006480:Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007919:Leptospira / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction