Seropositivity for dengue and Leptospira IgM among patients with acute febrile illness: an indicator of co-infection? | Zendy

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Seropositivity for dengue and Leptospira IgM among patients with acute febrile illness: an indicator of co-infection?

Author(s) -

B. Dhanashree,

Shalini Shenoy

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

germs

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652

H-Index - 12

ISSN - 2248-2997

DOI - 10.18683/germs.2021.1253

Subject(s) - dengue fever , leptospirosis , leptospira , medicine , white blood cell , leukocytosis , creatinine , medical microbiology , immunology , gastroenterology , dengue virus , immunoglobulin m , antibody , virology , immunoglobulin g

Presentation of febrile illness with nonspecific features, overlapping manifestations of dengue and leptospirosis, limited laboratory diagnostic tests, make the clinical diagnosis of pyrexia a challenge. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of Leptospira and dengue IgM co-infection among acute febrile illness patients.

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