Pérez RM, Suárez HM, Artigas SJR, Trujillo SF

Language: Spanish
References: 16
Page: 43-47
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ABSTRACT

2,023 children were studied with serum paired by means of the microagglutination technique of leptospira with 15 serogrup in the two provincial hospitals in a triennium of observation. The 4% of the studied clinical cases had an infantile leptospirosis and 7% had antibodies that which demonstrates that they were exposed to the infectious agent. The highest frequency of sick persons was in the group from 10 to 14 years (61%), followed by 5 to 9 years (29%). The 85% of the cases were male and 15% female, cases were not reported in ages smaller than 1 year. The fresh water and the direct contact with animals were the probable source of infection of most cases. Febrile syndrome, viral meningoencephalitis and urinary infection were the most frequent presumptive diagnoses outlined in the patients confirmed later as Leptospirosis. Fever, headache and myalgia had the higher frequency among others sing and symptoms, 14 symptoms and signs are described 13% were icteric. The serogroup for serology with the higher frequency in the sick person were Canicola, Pomona and Australia.

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