Eliana L Parra Barrera, Jhonatan Reales-González, Daniela Salas, Elizabeth Reyes Santamaría, Solmara Bello, Angélica Rico, Lissethe Pardo, Edgar Parra, Karina Rodriguez, Zonía Alarcon, Angela Patricia Guerra Vega, Mayra A Porras, Sergio Yebrail Gomez-Rangel, Carolina Duarte, Jaime Moreno
BACKGROUND: Acute undifferentiated febrile illness is a common challenge for clinicians, especially in tropical and subtropical countries. Incorrect or delayed diagnosis of febrile patients may result in medical complications or preventable deaths. Common causes of acute undifferentiated febrile illness in Colombia include leptospirosis, rickettsioses, dengue fever, malaria, chikungunya, and Zika virus infection. In this study, we described the acute undifferentiated febrile illness in postmortem patients reported as suspected cases of leptospirosis through the national leptospirosis surveillance in Colombia, 2016-2019...
October 2023: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases