Login / Signup

Leptospirosis in pregnancy: A systematic review.

Sujitha SelvarajahShaolu RanNia Wyn RobertsManisha Nair
Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)
This is the first systematic review of leptospirosis in pregnancy and it clearly shows the need to improve early diagnosis and treatment by asking early, treating early, and reporting well. Ask early-broaden differential diagnoses and ask early for potential leptospirosis exposures and risk factors. Treat early-increase index of suspicion in pregnant patients with fever in endemic areas and combine with rapid field diagnosis and early treatment. Report well-need for more good quality epidemiological studies on leptospirosis in pregnancy and better quality reporting of cases in literature.
Keyphrases
  • systematic review
  • risk factors
  • randomized controlled trial
  • pregnant women
  • risk assessment
  • quality improvement
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • meta analyses
  • smoking cessation
  • electronic health record