title: Co-Infection: Weil's Syndrome with Hepatitis B Infection- A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Hitch.
abstract: Undifferentiated Acute Febrile Illness (AFI) is a common clinical syndrome among patients seeking hospital care. Detection of co-infections at the time of presentation is a diagnostic challenge, especially with limited laboratory support. Even if detected, early treatment and cure of these co-infections can be difficult for the clinicians. We are presenting a rare case of Hepatitis B and leptospirosis co-infection with high titres of Salmonella paratyphi A and scrub typhus. There are a few reports of leptospirosis in Hepatitis -B infected individuals but no generalization can be made due to limited data. Prompt and accurate serological diagnosis of multiple infectious agents have becomes mandatory in a healthcare set-up.
authors.affiliation: 1 year Post Graduate Student, Department of Microbiology, Father Muller Medical College , Kankanady, Mangalore, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Damodar
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuruvilla
authors.forename: Zevita
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Furtado
authors.forename: Roopa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hegde
keywords: Concurrent infections; Hepatitis B infection; Leptospirosis; serological diagnosis.