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It is crucial to strengthen critical patients\u2019 diagnosis and treatment to prevent severe complications and reduce mortality. This study was performed to explore a set of parameters for the prediction of severe leptospirosis illness under routine clinical practice. Methods: A case-control study was conducted in eight general hospitals in Thailand. Retrospective collection data were used, and key information was retrieved from inpatient medical files. Patients were grouped into two severity categories, severe and non-severe infection. Backward elimination was used to reach the final multivariate model. Results: The six significant predictors identified in the study were hemoptysis (OR = 25.80, 95% CI 5.69, 116.92), hypotension (blood pressure &lt; 90\/60 mmHg) (OR = 17.33, 95% CI 6.89, 43.58), platelet count &lt; 100,000\/\u00b5L (OR = 8.37, 95% CI 4.65, 15.09), white blood cell count (WBC) &gt; 14,000\/\u00b5L (OR = 5.12, 95% CI 2.75, 9.51), hematocrit \u2264 30% (OR = 3.49, 95% CI 1.61, 7.57), and jaundice (OR = 3.11, 95% CI 1.71, 5.65). These predictors could correctly predict the severity of leptospirosis infection in 91.31% of the area under the receiver operation curve (AuROC). Conclusions: The results of this study showed that severe leptospirosis infections have identifiable predictors. 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