1999
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86821999000200005
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Leptospirosis en niños de la Provincia de Ciego de Ávila, Cuba

Abstract: Se analiza la morbilidad por leptospirosis humana en niños de la Provincia de Ciego de Ávila, Cuba en el período de 1982 a 1995 donde se diagnosticaron 253 casos. Los casos aislados predominaron sobre los presentados en brotes. Con respecto a los grupos de edades predominó el de 10 a 14 años seguido del grupo de 5 a 9 años. Fue más frecuente el sexo masculino que el femenino, en esta etapa se presentó un fallecido. En la presentación de casos por meses se reporta un incremento de enfermos a partir del mes de j… Show more

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“…The existing data also suggest that the case-fatality rate of leptospirosis is lower in children and adolescents than in adults and higher in the elderly than in younger adults 3,18 . There is a lack of studies, however, developed specifically to compare the prognosis of leptospirosis between patients of different age groups.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The existing data also suggest that the case-fatality rate of leptospirosis is lower in children and adolescents than in adults and higher in the elderly than in younger adults 3,18 . There is a lack of studies, however, developed specifically to compare the prognosis of leptospirosis between patients of different age groups.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In this sense, it is more often heard of cases initially diagnosed with several different diseases, and only after several studies they were then diagnosed as leptospirosis [10,16]. These facts would be unimportant if the disease were self-limited and innocuous; however, leptospirosis is an infection that entails a high risk of death if it is not timely diagnosed and treated.…”
Section: Discussiomentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This is especially true when we consider child population and diseases such as viral hepatitis, which presents an initial clinical frame very similar to acute leptospirosis [10,11].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%