Comparison of clinical and laboratory data between hantavirus infection and leptospirosis: a retrospective case series study in southern Taiwan
Fever, thrombocytopenia and acute kidney injury alert physicians to consider LS and HV for differential diagnosis. Elevated bilirubin, along with hematuria or shock, suggests a preferred diagnosis for LS.
Authors
- Hsiao‐Chen Hsieh
- Ping-Chang Lai
- Ko Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6447-8703)
- Shih-Hao Lo
- Tun‐Chieh Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9258-0692)
- Yen‐Hsu Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8667-4844)
- Wei-Li Lien
- Ing‐Kit Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0963-5347)
- Chun‐Yu Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4531-0830)
- Po-Liang Lu
- Yen-Cheng Yeh
Institutions
- St. Joseph Hospital (US)
- National Sun Yat-sen University (TW)
- Kaohsiung Medical University (TW)
- United Hospital (US)
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital (TW)
- Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (TW)
- Yuan's General Hospital (TW)
- Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital (TW)
- Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital (TW)
- Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Published
- 2024-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trae121
- Primary Topic
- Leptospirosis research and findings
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00