A comparative study of leptospirosis and dengue in Thai children.

• Main Authors: Daniel H Libraty (Author), Khin S A Myint (Author), Clinton K Murray (Author), Robert V Gibbons (Author), Mammen P Mammen (Author), Timothy P Endy (Author), Wenjun Li (Author), David W Vaughn (Author), Ananda Nisalak (Author), Siripen Kalayanarooj (Author), Duane R Hospenthal (Author), Sharone Green (Author), Alan L Rothman (Author), Francis A Ennis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2007-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Leptospirosis is an emerging zoonosis that is often under-recognized in children and commonly confused with dengue in tropical settings. An enhanced ability to distinguish leptospirosis from dengue in children would guide clinicians and public health personnel in the appropriate use of limited healt...