Outbreak of leptospirosis after flood, the Philippines, 2009
- Amilasan, Al-shere T.
- Ujiie, Mugen
- Suzuki, Motoi
- Salva, Eumelia
- Belo, Maria Cecilia P.
- Koizumi, Nobuo
- Yoshimatsu, Kumiko
- Schmidt, Wolf-Peter
- Marte, Shane
- Dimaano, Efren M.
- Villarama, Jose Benito
- Ariyoshi, Koya
Publication date
January 2012
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ISSN
1080-6040 Journal
Emerging Infectious Diseases Citation count (estimate)
73Abstract
After a typhoon in September 2009, an outbreak of leptospirosis occurred in Metro Manila, the Philippines; 471 patients were hospitalized and 51 (10.8%) died. A hospitalbased investigation found risk factors associated with fatal infection to be older age, hemoptysis, anuria, jaundice, and delayed treatment with antimicrobial drugs
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