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A short review on leptospirosis: Clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment

Authors :
Chinju Susan Chacko
Shravya Lakshmi S
Anjali Jayakumar
Steffy Ligi Binu
Ramesh Datta Pant
Ashish Giri
Sharad Chand
Nandakumar UP
Source :
Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, Vol 11, Iss , Pp 100741- (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2021.

Abstract

In the last few decades, leptospirosis has emerged globally as a fatal infectious disease. Yet, an understanding of the pathogenesis of leptospirosis continues to remain within the grey areas of scientific evidence. In a majority of the cases, the infections are asymptomatic. The benchmark test for leptospirosis is the microscopic agglutination test, commonly known as the MAT test. The standard of treatment is oral doxycycline, although penicillin and azithromycin can also be used. In this review, we aim to elaborately discuss the symptoms, diagnosis and the approved therapeutic regimen of leptospirosis.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
22133984
Volume :
11
Issue :
100741-
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.5d832d4db74489cab24971dcfd4911c
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2021.100741