Anicteric Leptospirosis-Associated Meningitis in a Tropical Urban Environment, Brazil.

Anicteric Leptospirosis-Associated Meningitis in a Tropical Urban Environment, Brazil.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Sep;26(9):2190-2192
Authors: Nabity SA, Araújo GC, Hagan JE, Damião AO, Reis MG, Ko AI, Ribeiro GS
Abstract
While studying aseptic meningitis in Salvador, Brazil, we diagnosed anicteric leptospirosis in 1.7% (5/295) of patients hospitalized for aseptic meningitis. Leptospirosis-associated meningitis patients had lower mean cerebrospinal fluid cell counts and protein than other-cause aseptic meningitis (p<0.05). Clinicians must consider leptospirosis-associated meningitis in appropriate clinical-epidemiologic contexts.
PMID: 32818405 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - August 22, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Nabity SA, Araújo GC, Hagan JE, Damião AO, Reis MG, Ko AI, Ribeiro GS Tags: Emerg Infect Dis Source Type: research