Citation
Ma. St John et al., Leptospirosis occurring in two children after fresh water immersion, W I MED J, 49(4), 2000, pp. 340-343
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
WEST INDIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
ISSN journal
00433144
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Volume
49
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
340 - 343
Database
ISI
SICI code
0043-3144(200012)49:4<340:LOITCA>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Leptospirosis is relatively uncommon in children. Two cases of severe lepto
spirosis occurred in teenaged boys who shared a common exposure via immersi
on in fresh water While both patients had laboratory-confirmed leptospirosi
s, their symptoms differed in many respects.