Zoonotic disease caused by Leptospira interrogans, a spirochete bacteria
Spread via contact with infected water; outbreaks common during increased rainfall or during floods
Infection can result in four broad clinical manifestations:
Self-limiting influenza-like infection that resolves in 1 to 3 weeks
Weil disease with renal and/or hepatic injury
Aseptic meningit...
Although most cases are self-limited and there is no decrease in mortality with antimicrobial treatment, it is currently recommended to treat all cases with antibiotics (4)[C...
Continue to monitor for evidence of severe disease following resolution of febrile stage.
No indication for test of cure following treatment
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A27 Leptospirosis
A27.8 Other forms of leptospirosis
A27.89 Other forms of leptospirosis
A27.9 Leptospirosis
A27.0 Leptospirosis icterohemorrhagica
A27.81 Aseptic meningitis in leptospirosis
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Consider leptospirosis in patients with fresh water exposure who develop fevers, conjunctival suffusion, and/or cough.
Although rapid tests are being developed, MAT remains the gold sta...
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