Leptospirosis as a cause of fever in urban Bangladesh

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Jun;82(6):1127-30. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0574.

Abstract

We tested paired sera from 584 febrile persons in an low-income urban community in Bangladesh for evidence of Leptospira infection. A total of 8.4% of the persons met criteria for definite or probable infection. Persons with leptospirosis were older than those with undifferentiated fever in this population. The dominant infecting serogroups in Bangladesh differed from serogroups commonly reported in nearby regions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Bangladesh
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Fever / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Leptospirosis / complications*
  • Leptospirosis / epidemiology*
  • Male
  • Poverty
  • Urban Population
  • Young Adult