title: Leptospirosis acquired by tourists in Venice, Italy.
abstract: We present the case of two Australian tourists aged 25 and 26  years who, after immersion in a canal in Venice, developed severe leptospirosis. After a 1-week history of fever, headache, myalgia, and vomiting they developed jaundice and renal failure. Complete remission was achieved by antibiotic therapy and hemodialysis.
authors: Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy.
authors: Filippo
authors: F
authors: Lagi
authors: Giampaolo
authors: G
authors: Corti
authors: Massimo
authors: M
authors: Meli
authors: Antonella
authors: A
authors: Pinto
authors: Alessandro
authors: A
authors: Bartoloni
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology; D061605:Administration, Intravenous; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000382:microbiology; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D007919:Leptospira / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D063189:Symptom Assessment / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D002443:Ceftriaxone