Health Condition 1: A279- Leptospirosis, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: nil: nil
Control Intervention1: nil: nil
Sponsors
Fortis Escorts Hospital Faridabad
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: A case will be defined as a person with acute febrile illness with headache, myalgia and associated with history of exposure to infected animals or an environment contaminated with animal urine with one or more of the following [as per WHO guideline] [4] 1-calf muscle tenderness 2- conjuctival suffusion 3-anuria or oligouria and/or protienuria 4- Jaundice 5-Hemorrhagic manifestations 6- Nausea, Vomiting, Abdominal pain, Diarrheoa.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: All known patients with suspected leptospirosis, who were also positive for acute febrile illness like malaria, typhoid, dengue, brucella, viral hepatitis, ricketssiae.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) To study & analyse the clinical profile of leptospirosis 2) To study the diagnostic yield of leptospira PCR & IgM ELISA compared to seroconversion of IgM and IgG at NCDC referral laboratory as confirmatory test.Timepoint: 1st week and 2nd week | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| nilTimepoint: nil | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr RVS Bhalla
Fortis Escorts Hospital
Outcome results
None listed