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Epidemiology, clinical and laboratory features of 24 consecutive cases of leptospirosis at a German infectious disease center. / Brehm, Thomas Theo; Schulze zur Wiesch, Julian; Lütgehetmann, Marc; Tappe, Dennis; Eisermann, Philip; Lohse, Ansgar Wilhelm; Addo, Marylyn Martina; Schmiedel, Stefan.

In: INFECTION, Vol. 46, No. 6, 12.2018, p. 847-853.

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Harvard

Brehm, TT, Schulze zur Wiesch, J, Lütgehetmann, M, Tappe, D, Eisermann, P, Lohse, AW, Addo, MM & Schmiedel, S 2018, 'Epidemiology, clinical and laboratory features of 24 consecutive cases of leptospirosis at a German infectious disease center.', INFECTION, vol. 46, no. 6, pp. 847-853. https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-018-1181-x

APA

Brehm, T. T., Schulze zur Wiesch, J., Lütgehetmann, M., Tappe, D., Eisermann, P., Lohse, A. W., Addo, M. M., & Schmiedel, S. (2018). Epidemiology, clinical and laboratory features of 24 consecutive cases of leptospirosis at a German infectious disease center. INFECTION, 46(6), 847-853. https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-018-1181-x

Vancouver

Brehm TT, Schulze zur Wiesch J, Lütgehetmann M, Tappe D, Eisermann P, Lohse AW et al. Epidemiology, clinical and laboratory features of 24 consecutive cases of leptospirosis at a German infectious disease center. INFECTION. 2018 Dec;46(6):847-853. https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-018-1181-x

Bibtex

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title = "Epidemiology, clinical and laboratory features of 24 consecutive cases of leptospirosis at a German infectious disease center.",
abstract = "To determine epidemiological, clinical and laboratory characteristics of leptospirosis, 24 consecutive patients diagnosed with the infection between 2011 and 2017 at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf were retrospectively analyzed. The majority of patients were male travelers who returned from Southeast Asia and had a history of freshwater-associated activities. Considering the lack of discriminatory clinical or clinical chemistry parameters, leptospirosis should be regarded as differential diagnosis in any patient with acute febrile illness, especially with a history of travel to tropical and subtropical regions or freshwater exposure.",
author = "Brehm, {Thomas Theo} and {Schulze zur Wiesch}, Julian and Marc L{\"u}tgehetmann and Dennis Tappe and Philip Eisermann and Lohse, {Ansgar Wilhelm} and Addo, {Marylyn Martina} and Stefan Schmiedel",
year = "2018",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1007/s15010-018-1181-x",
language = "English",
volume = "46",
pages = "847--853",
journal = "INFECTION",
issn = "0300-8126",
publisher = "Urban und Vogel",
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TY - JOUR

T1 - Epidemiology, clinical and laboratory features of 24 consecutive cases of leptospirosis at a German infectious disease center.

AU - Brehm, Thomas Theo

AU - Schulze zur Wiesch, Julian

AU - Lütgehetmann, Marc

AU - Tappe, Dennis

AU - Eisermann, Philip

AU - Lohse, Ansgar Wilhelm

AU - Addo, Marylyn Martina

AU - Schmiedel, Stefan

PY - 2018/12

Y1 - 2018/12

N2 - To determine epidemiological, clinical and laboratory characteristics of leptospirosis, 24 consecutive patients diagnosed with the infection between 2011 and 2017 at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf were retrospectively analyzed. The majority of patients were male travelers who returned from Southeast Asia and had a history of freshwater-associated activities. Considering the lack of discriminatory clinical or clinical chemistry parameters, leptospirosis should be regarded as differential diagnosis in any patient with acute febrile illness, especially with a history of travel to tropical and subtropical regions or freshwater exposure.

AB - To determine epidemiological, clinical and laboratory characteristics of leptospirosis, 24 consecutive patients diagnosed with the infection between 2011 and 2017 at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf were retrospectively analyzed. The majority of patients were male travelers who returned from Southeast Asia and had a history of freshwater-associated activities. Considering the lack of discriminatory clinical or clinical chemistry parameters, leptospirosis should be regarded as differential diagnosis in any patient with acute febrile illness, especially with a history of travel to tropical and subtropical regions or freshwater exposure.

U2 - 10.1007/s15010-018-1181-x

DO - 10.1007/s15010-018-1181-x

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 30019313

VL - 46

SP - 847

EP - 853

JO - INFECTION

JF - INFECTION

SN - 0300-8126

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