A Systematic Review of the Mortality from Untreated Leptospirosis

Andrew J. Taylor; Daniel H. Paris; Paul N. Newton

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003866

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A Systematic Review of the Mortality from Untreated Leptospirosis

Andrew J. Taylor ,

* E-mail: Andrewtaylor9@gmail.com

Affiliations Lao Oxford Mahosot Hospital Wellcome Trust Research Unit (LOMWRU), Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Laos, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Churchill Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Daniel H. Paris,

Affiliations Lao Oxford Mahosot Hospital Wellcome Trust Research Unit (LOMWRU), Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Laos, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Churchill Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, Mahidol–Oxford Research Unit (MORU), Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Paul N. Newton

Affiliations Lao Oxford Mahosot Hospital Wellcome Trust Research Unit (LOMWRU), Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Laos, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Churchill Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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A Systematic Review of the Mortality from Untreated Leptospirosis

Andrew J. Taylor,
Daniel H. Paris,
Paul N. Newton

Published: June 25, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003866

About the Authors

Andrew J. Taylor

* E-mail: Andrewtaylor9@gmail.com

Affiliations Lao Oxford Mahosot Hospital Wellcome Trust Research Unit (LOMWRU), Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Laos, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Churchill Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Daniel H. Paris

Paul N. Newton

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AJT DHP PNN. Performed the experiments: AJT. Analyzed the data: AJT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AJT. Wrote the paper: AJT DHP PNN.

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