Abstract
After a typhoon in September 2009, an outbreak of leptospirosis occurred in Metro Manila, the Philippines; 471 patients were hospitalized and 51 (10.8%) died. A hospitalbased investigation found risk factors associated with fatal infection to be older age, hemoptysis, anuria, jaundice, and delayed treatment with antimicrobial drugs.
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Amilasan, A. S. T., Ujiie, M., Suzuki, M., Salva, E., Belo, M. C. P., Koizumi, N., … Ariyoshi, K. (2012). Outbreak of leptospirosis after flood, the Philippines, 2009. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 18(1), 91–94. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1801.101892
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