TY - JOUR AU - Hochedez, Patrick AU - Theodose, Rafaelle AU - Olive, Claude AU - Bourhy, Pascale AU - Hurtrel, Guillaume AU - Vignier, Nicolas AU - Mehdaoui, Hossein AU - Valentino, Ruddy AU - Martinez, Roland AU - Delord, Jean-Marie AU - Herrmann, Cécile AU - Lamaury, Isabelle AU - Césaire, Raymond AU - Picardeau, Mathieu AU - Cabié, André T1 - Factors Associated with Severe Leptospirosis, Martinique, 2010–2013 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2015 VL - 21 IS - 12 SP - 2221 SN - 1080-6059 AB - To identify factors associated with disease severity, we examined 102 patients with quantitative PCR–confirmed leptospirosis in Martinique during 2010–2013. Associated factors were hypotension, chest auscultation abnormalities, icterus, oligo/anuria, thrombocytopenia, prothrombin time <68%, high levels of leptospiremia, and infection with L. interrogans serovar Icterohaemorrhagiae/Copenhageni. KW - severe leptospirosis KW - leptospiremia KW - Leptospira interrogans KW - serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae KW - qPCR KW - Martinique KW - bacteria KW - quantitative PCR DO - 10.3201/eid2112.141099 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/12/14-1099_article ER - End of Reference