The author emphasizes the impor\u00adtance of early antibiotic treatment of leptospirosis, which should comprise penicillin G two million IU every four hours for seven days. This therapy is effec\u00adtive even when instituted later than four days after onset of illness. It prevents eye inflammation caused directly by leptospires. It also reduces the rate of autoimmune complications. Tetracycline and doxycicline are indicated in patients with allergy to penicillin. Patients with Weil’s syndrome should be cared for in the intensive care units. Continuous monitoring of clin\u00adical status is imperative so that all problems asso\u00adciated with renal and hepatic failure, shock, hemorrhage or involvement of the central ner\u00advous system can be promptly attended to. Shock occurring at the onset of illness is managed in the same way as shock caused by other gram\u00adnegative bacteria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The author emphasizes the impor\u00adtance of early antibiotic treatment of leptospirosis, which should comprise penicillin G two million IU every four hours for seven days. This therapy is effec\u00adtive even when instituted later than four days after onset of illness. It prevents eye inflammation caused directly by leptospires. It also reduces the rate of autoimmune […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[318,425],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-4-1995-en","category-infectious-diseases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n