Open AccessSeropositivity for dengue and Leptospira IgM among patients with acute febrile illness: an indicator of co-infection?
Author(s) -
B Dhanashree,
Srinivas Vinayak 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.