title: [Cross-sectional study of leptospirosis cases admitted to the Iaşi Clinic of Infectious Diseases over a 5-years period].
abstract: Leptospirosis is a zooantroponosis manifested as an infection with a severe evolution, with liver and renal failure and haemoragic manifestation. The aim of the study was to present the epidemiologic, clinic and therapeutical aspects of 100 cases of leptospirosis admitted in the clinic of Infectious Diseases of Iaşi, during 5 years (2002-2006).
  
  
  METHODS
  The diagnostic was based on the clinical-biologic study and risk factors with febrile syndrome, mialgic syndrome, headache, meningial, liver and renal failure and hematological syndromes, with the serologic evidence of serotypes of leptospirosis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the patients were serologic confirmed with leptospirosis. Leptospirosis is an emergent disease with the possibility of severe evolution in some forms, with lever and renal failure.
authors.affiliation: Facultatea de Medicină, Clinica de Boli Infectioase, Universitatea de Medicină si Farmacie "Gr.T. Popa" Iaşi.
authors.forename: Mihaela Cătălina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Luca
authors.forename: Doina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mihalache
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dorobăţ
authors.forename: Cristina-Mirela
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Petrovici
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Varlan
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Luca
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000382:microbiology; D006261:Headache / Q000382:microbiology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000382:microbiology; D055819:Hospitals, Isolation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007919:Leptospira / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008580:Meningism / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D015995:Prevalence; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000382:microbiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012698:Serologic Tests