Leptospirosis among returned travelers : a GeoSentinel site survey and multicenter analysis—1997–2016

• Main Authors: de Vries, Sophia G., Visser, Benjamin J., Stoney, Rhett J., Wagenaar, Jiri F. P., Bottieau, Emmanuel, Chen, Lin H., Wilder-Smith, Annelies, Wilson, Mary, Rapp, Christophe, Leder, Karin, Caumes, Eric, Schwartz, Eli, Hynes, Noreen A., Goorhuis, Abraham, Esposito, Douglas H., Hamer, Davidson H., Grobusch, Martin P.
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Leptospirosis; Returned Travelers; DRNTU::Science::Medicine
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/87974; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45589
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Leptospirosis is a potentially fatal emerging zoonosis with worldwide distribution and a broad range of clinical presentations and exposure risks. It typically affects vulnerable populations in (sub)tropical countries but is increasingly reported in travelers as well. Diagnostic methods are cumberso...