Presentation of leptospirosis in the emergency department: An analysis of different patterns of clinical features during an outbreak

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Presentation of leptospirosis in the emergency department: An analysis of different patterns of clinical features during an outbreak

Background. Typically, doctors consider a diagnosis of probable leptospirosis when there is a history of fever with kidney or liver involvement and an elevated serum creatine phosphokinase level. However, there are increasing numbers of cases with atypical presentation, which renders the diagnosis c...

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Published in:	Family Medicine and Primary Care Review
Main Author:	Mohamad M.I.B.K.; Salehuddin R.B.M.; Isa M.R.; Mokhtar M.A.M.; Noor J.M.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Polish Society of Family Medicine 2020
Online Access:	https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85090703311&doi=10.5114%2ffmpcr.2020.95319&partnerID=40&md5=1c38098833893ae321766722c2f88c61

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