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Urban epidemic of severe leptospirosis in Brazil

Ko, Albert I ; Reis, Mitermayer Galvào ; Dourado, Cibele M Ribeiro ; Johnson, Warren D ; Riley, Lee W

The Lancet (British edition), 1999-09, Vol.354 (9181), p.820-825 [Periódico revisado por pares]

London: Elsevier Ltd

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  • Título:
    Urban epidemic of severe leptospirosis in Brazil
  • Autor: Ko, Albert I ; Reis, Mitermayer Galvào ; Dourado, Cibele M Ribeiro ; Johnson, Warren D ; Riley, Lee W
  • Assuntos: Bacterial diseases ; Bacterial diseases of the urinary system ; Biological and medical sciences ; Disease ; Epidemics ; Human bacterial diseases ; Infectious diseases ; Medical sciences ; Tropical medicine ; Urban areas
  • É parte de: The Lancet (British edition), 1999-09, Vol.354 (9181), p.820-825
  • Descrição: Leptospirosis has, traditionally, been considered a sporadic rural disease. We describe a large urban outbreak of leptospirosis. Active surveillance for leptospirosis was established in an infectious-disease referral hospital in Salvador, Brazil, between March 10 and Nov 2, 1996. Patients meeting case criteria for severe manifestations of leptospirosis were recruited into the study. The diagnosis was confirmed in the laboratory with the microagglutination test and identification of leptospires in blood or urine. Risk factors for death were examined by multivariate analyses. Surveillance identified 326 cases of which 193 (59%) were laboratory-confirmed (133) or probable (60) cases. Leptospira interogans serovar copenhageni was isolated from 87% of the cases with positive blood cultures. Most of the cases were adult (mean age 35·9 years [SD 15·9]), and 80% were male. Complications included jaundice (91%), oliguria (35%), and severe anaemia (26%). 50 cases died (case-fatality rate 15%) despite aggressive supportive care including dialysis (in 23%). Altered mental status was the strongest independent predictor of death (odds ratio 9·12 [95% CI 4·28–20·3]), age over 37 years, renal insufficiency, and respiratory insufficiency were also significant predictors of death. Before admission to hospital, 42% were misdiagnosed as having dengue fever in the outpatient clinic; an outbreak of dengue fever was taking place concurrently. An epidemic of leptospirosis has become a major urban health problem, associated with high mortality. Diagnostic confusion with dengue fever, another emerging infectious disease with a similar geographic distribution, prevents timely intervention that could minimise mortality.
  • Editor: London: Elsevier Ltd
  • Idioma: Inglês
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