Effectiveness of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Leptospirosis among Adults: A Systematic Review

• Main Authors: Muhammad Aklil Abd. Rahim, Aznida M. Z., Azman A, Muhammad Haneef A., Nik Him N. A. S., Syed Sharizman S. A. R., Mohammad Saffree Jeffree, Ahmad N., Hassan M.R.
• 格式: Article
• 语言: English; English
• 出版: 2018
• 主题: R Medicine (General); RC Internal medicine
• 在线阅读: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24883/1/Effectiveness%20of%20Antibiotic%20Prophylaxis%20for%20Leptospirosis%20among%20Adults%20A%20Systematic%20Review.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24883/7/Effectiveness%20of%20Antibiotic%20Prophylaxis%20for%20Leptospirosis%20among%20Adults%20A%20Systematic%20Review1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24883/

Leptospirosis is one of the most widespread re-emerging zoonoses in the world. Malaysia is known to be an endemic country for human leptospirosis, with a case fatality rate of 2.11%, and an average annual incidence rate of 7.80 cases per 100,000 individuals. This systematic review is conducted to de...