Predictors of the development of myocarditis or acute renal failure in patients with leptospirosis: An observational study
Dassanayake D, Wimalaratna H, Nandadewa D, Nugaliyadda A, Ratnatunga CN, Agampodi SB. Predictors of the development of myocarditis or acute renal failure in patients with leptospirosis: An observational study. BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12: 4. PMID: 22243770, PMCID: PMC3292442, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute renal failureRenal failureClinical featuresMicroscopic agglutination testOdds ratioTeaching hospitalExact testComplication of leptospirosisDevelopment of myocarditisLaboratory measuresCommon clinical featuresVaried clinical presentationsProspective descriptive studyPredictors of severityFisher's exact testMann-Whitney U testLogistic regression modelsPain 6ResultsSixty-twoLaboratory parametersClinical presentationLaboratory variablesLaboratory predictorsLeptospirosis patientsCase definition