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- Title
Clinical hematology of patients with leptospirosis who consult urgently in a hospital in Monteria, Colombia.
- Authors
Ortiz Girón, José María; Ortiz Díaz, Daniel José; Bustos González, Álvaro; Díaz Cornejo, Nohora; Ruiz Garcés, Luis Carlos; Sanz De La Rosa, Miguel José
- Abstract
Introduction: Leptospirosis is a severe febrile disease transmitted by rodents, generally observed after heavy rains and floods, caused by pathogenic spirochetes of the genus Leptospira spp. It is considered the most frequent zoonosis in the world and recognized as an immunomodulator where innate immunity and immunity acquired in the guest's defense remain unclear. The present work aims to establish the clinical-hematological correlation in patients diagnosed with leptospirosis who consult Emergency in Montería, Colombia. Methodology: A descriptive and retrospective observational study was conducted; the data were gathered by reviewing the patient's clinical histories. The information obtained from each patient was organized in a database, and the information analysis was subsequently performed to obtain the hematological profiles of the patients. Clinical suspicion was essential for its diagnosis. Since the culture was not very sensitive, the sensitive polymerase chain reaction was used in blood and urine samples and serological tests. Results: Two hundred five patients who consulted emergency with febrile syndrome were analyzed; 37 % of the cases were under 20 years, 51 % were male, 64.2 % were people from rural zone, 38.5 % presented anemia grade III, 89.7 % had a fever, and 29 % had abdominal pain. Conclusions: Leptospirosis is a re-emerging and important disease in public health since it spreads rapidly, reducing people's quality of life due to little knowledge of this zoonosis in the population; for this reason, it is often underdiagnosed.
- Subjects
BLOOD diseases; LEPTOSPIROSIS; RAINFALL; POLYMERASE chain reaction; SERODIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Gaceta Médica de Caracas, 2024, Vol 132, Issue 2, p472
- ISSN
0367-4762
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.47307/GMC.2024.132.2.18