Prolonged Leptospira Urinary Shedding in a 10-Year-Old Girl

Joint Authors

Deville, Jaime G.
Nally, Jarlath
Chow, Emilie
Lovett, Michael
Nielsen-Saines, Karin

Source

Case Reports in Pediatrics

Issue

Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2012-03-25

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

We present a case of leptospirosis in a previously healthy girl following a trip to Costa Rica.

While she was clinically asymptomatic, she had spirochetes cultured from her urine six weeks following her trip.

Prolonged urinary shedding following infection with Leptospira is possible in humans and often has subtle manifestations in children.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Chow, Emilie& Deville, Jaime G.& Nally, Jarlath& Lovett, Michael& Nielsen-Saines, Karin. 2012. Prolonged Leptospira Urinary Shedding in a 10-Year-Old Girl. Case Reports in Pediatrics،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Chow, Emilie…[et al.]. Prolonged Leptospira Urinary Shedding in a 10-Year-Old Girl. Case Reports in Pediatrics No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Chow, Emilie& Deville, Jaime G.& Nally, Jarlath& Lovett, Michael& Nielsen-Saines, Karin. Prolonged Leptospira Urinary Shedding in a 10-Year-Old Girl. Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-451370

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-451370