[Seropositivity to leptospiras in sera from patients suspected of viral hepatitis negative to serological markers].
The prevalence of leptospirosis found in icteric patients negative to serological markers for hepatitis was described. 15.99 % of them were positive patients. It was observed a predominance of serovars canicola, pomona and icterohaemorrhagiae.
Serna
Jose Cruz Pérez
JC
IMSS Jalisco, Universidad de Guadalajara. josecruzp@yahoo.com.mx
Ortiz
Jesús Roberto Colin
JR
Servin
Angel Caballero
AC
Espinoza
Adriana Josefina Cuellar
AJ
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis; D006526:Hepatitis C; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007565:Jaundice / Q000175:diagnosis; D041341:Leptospira interrogans serovar canicola; D041383:Leptospira interrogans serovar icterohaemorrhagiae; D041401:Leptospira interrogans serovar pomona; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D014895:Weil Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology