Author | Nabity, Scott A. | |
Author | Araújo, Guilherme C. | |
Author | Hagan, José E. | |
Author | Damião, Alcinéia O. | |
Author | Reis, Mitermayer Galvão dos | |
Author | Ko, Albert Icksang | |
Author | Ribeiro, Guilherme de Sousa | |
Access date | 2020-08-14T13:58:12Z | |
Available date | 2020-08-14T13:58:12Z | |
Document date | 2020 | |
Citation | NABITY, Scott A. et al. Anicteric Leptospirosis-Associated Meningitis in a Tropical Urban Environment, Brazil. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 1080-6059 | pt_BR |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/42763 | |
Sponsorship | National Institutes of Health (grant nos. R44 AI072856, U01 AI088752, R01 AI121207, D43
TW00919), the Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Program, the Duke Global Health Institute, and the Brazilian
National Council for Scientic and Technological Development (CNPq). The funders had no role in study design, data
collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. M.G.R. and G.S.R. had scholarships from CNPq. | pt_BR |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Publisher | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Meningite | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Leptospirose | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Humanos | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Líquido Cefalorraquidiano | pt_BR |
Title | Anicteric Leptospirosis-Associated Meningitis in a Tropical Urban Environment, Brazil | pt_BR |
Type | Article | pt_BR |
Abstract | While studying aseptic meningitis in Salvador, Brazil, we diagnosed anicteric leptospirosis in 1.7% (5/295) of patients hospitalized for aseptic meningitis. Leptospirosis-associated meningitis patients had lower mean cerebrospinal fluid cell counts and protein than other-cause aseptic meningitis (p<0.05). Clinicians must consider leptospirosis-associated meningitis in appropriate clinical-epidemiologic contexts. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Massachusetts General Hospital. Boston, Massachusetts, USA. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Yale University. New Haven, Connecticut, USA. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Yale University. New Haven, Connecticut, USA / Universidade Federal da Bahia. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Yale University. New Haven, Connecticut, USA / | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Universidade Federal da Bahia. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Subject | Meningitis | pt_BR |
Subject | Leptospirosis | pt_BR |
Subject | Humans | pt_BR |
Subject | Cerebrospinal Fluid | pt_BR |