Factors associated with severity and mortality in patients with confirmed leptospirosis at a regional hospital in northern Taiwan
| Autor: | Po-Ren Hsueh, Yee-Chun Chen, Hua Kung Wang, Mong Hong Lee, Shan-Chwen Chang |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine
Male lcsh:QR1-502 Severity of Illness Index lcsh:Microbiology 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Epidemiology Immunology and Allergy Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Lung Leptospira Respiratory Distress Syndrome Shock General Medicine Jaundice Acute Kidney Injury Middle Aged Leptospirosis Myocarditis Infectious Diseases Female medicine.symptom Meningitis Microbiology (medical) Adult medicine.medical_specialty 030106 microbiology Taiwan Hemorrhage 03 medical and health sciences Internal medicine Humans Risk factor Hospitals Teaching Aged Retrospective Studies Ventilators Mechanical General Immunology and Microbiology business.industry Retrospective cohort study medicine.disease Logistic Models Pulmonary hemorrhage business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 53, Iss 2, Pp 307-314 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1684-1182 |
| Popis: | Background/purpose: The clinical, epidemiological, and laboratory factors associated with disease severity and mortality from confirmed leptospirosis patients in Taiwan are not well known. This retrospective study examined patients with suspected leptospirosis admitted to En-Chu-Kong Hospital, a regional teaching hospital in northern Taiwan. Methods: From January 2002 to July 2014, 733 suspected cases were reported to the National Reference Laboratory, 57 of which were identified as laboratory and clinical confirmed. We analyzed the clinical, epidemiological, and laboratory factors associated with disease severity and mortality in 57 cases. Results: The mean age was 59.1 ± 18.2 years, 74% were male, and 49% had occupational contact with soil. The major complications were pulmonary involvement (54%), shock (44%), ventilator support (32%), jaundice (32%), hemorrhage (30%), acute kidney injury (30%), meningitis (11%) and myocarditis (2%). Leptospira santarosai serova Shermani was present in 42 (74%) patients and 37 (58%) patients had severe leptospirosis. Sixteen (28%) patients had concomitant infections, including nine patients with bloodstream infection. The only independent predictor for severe leptospirosis was shock (OR 14.8, 95% CI 2.97–73.59). Eleven patients died (19%). Acute respiratory distress syndrome with severe pulmonary hemorrhage syndrome (6 patients) was present in 55% of the fatal cases. The factors independently related to mortality were prior steroid use (OR 20.2, 95% CI 1.9–217.5) and hemorrhage (OR 71.2, 95% CI 4.9 – >999.9). Conclusion: These results indicate that shock is a predictor of severe leptospirosis, and prior steroid use and hemorrhage are predictors of death from leptospirosis. Keywords: Leptospirosis, Severity, Risk factor, Mortality |
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