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

• প্রধান লেখক: Emilie Chow (Author), Jaime Deville (Author), Jarlath Nally (Author), Michael Lovett (Author), Karin Nielsen-Saines (Author)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: article
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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 of...