[Leptospirosis--epidemic, clinical and diagnostic aspects].
Leptospirosis is a major public health problem throughout the world. We studied 22 cases of leptospirosis. They were hospitalised between 1999-2003. Men were more affected than women and those with rural origin prevailed, too. The direct infection was more often found in these cases. These patients presented a large spectrum of signs and symptoms attributable to this spirochetal pathogen. The etiology was dominated by L. pomona, L. canicola, L. wolffi. Leptospirosis presented with 3 syndromes: Weil's syndrome, atypical pneumonia syndrome and aseptic meningitis. The adequate treatment was with penicillin or ampicillin i.v.
Sipoş
Anca
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Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Târgu Mureş.
Toma
Felicia
F
Judit
Farkas
F
Dănilă
Monica
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Sipoş
R
R
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007919:Leptospira / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014895:Weil Disease / Q000382:microbiology
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010406:Penicillins; D000667:Ampicillin