Clinical and laboratory associations of severity in a Sri Lankan cohort of patients with serologically confirmed leptospirosis: a prospective study

Conclusions
Severity associations were demonstrated with both clinical and laboratory parameters. There is a need for novel biomarkers for prediction of severity in leptospirosis.

Source: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - October 13, 2015 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Rajapakse, S., Weeratunga, P., Niloofa, M. J. R., Fernando, N., Rodrigo, C., Maduranga, S., Fernando, N. L., de Silva, H. J., Karunanayake, L., Handunnetti, S. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research