Prolonged Leptospira Urinary Shedding in a 10-Year-Old Girl
We present a case of leptospirosis in a previously healthy girl following a trip to Costa Rica. While she was clinically asymptomatic, she had spirochetes cultured from her urine six weeks following her trip. Prolonged urinary shedding following infection with Leptospira is possible in humans and of...
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| author | Emilie Chow Jaime Deville Jarlath Nally Michael Lovett Karin Nielsen-Saines |
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| description | We present a case of leptospirosis in a previously healthy girl following a trip to Costa Rica. While she was clinically asymptomatic, she had spirochetes cultured from her urine six weeks following her trip. Prolonged urinary shedding following infection with Leptospira is possible in humans and often has subtle manifestations in children. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f93c6cdc73ca41a3953e24d00b0e20572025-02-03T05:43:53ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112012-01-01201210.1155/2012/169013169013Prolonged Leptospira Urinary Shedding in a 10-Year-Old GirlEmilie Chow0Jaime Deville1Jarlath Nally2Michael Lovett3Karin Nielsen-Saines4The Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, P.O. Box 951752, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1752, USAThe Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, P.O. Box 951752, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1752, USAThe Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, P.O. Box 951752, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1752, USAThe Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, P.O. Box 951752, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1752, USAThe Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, P.O. Box 951752, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1752, USAWe present a case of leptospirosis in a previously healthy girl following a trip to Costa Rica. While she was clinically asymptomatic, she had spirochetes cultured from her urine six weeks following her trip. Prolonged urinary shedding following infection with Leptospira is possible in humans and often has subtle manifestations in children.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/169013 |
| spellingShingle | Emilie Chow Jaime Deville Jarlath Nally Michael Lovett Karin Nielsen-Saines Prolonged Leptospira Urinary Shedding in a 10-Year-Old Girl Case Reports in Pediatrics |
| title | Prolonged Leptospira Urinary Shedding in a 10-Year-Old Girl |
| title_full | Prolonged Leptospira Urinary Shedding in a 10-Year-Old Girl |
| title_fullStr | Prolonged Leptospira Urinary Shedding in a 10-Year-Old Girl |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prolonged Leptospira Urinary Shedding in a 10-Year-Old Girl |
| title_short | Prolonged Leptospira Urinary Shedding in a 10-Year-Old Girl |
| title_sort | prolonged leptospira urinary shedding in a 10 year old girl |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/169013 |
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