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Murine Typhus and Leptospirosis as Causes of Acute Undifferentiated Fever, Indonesia
To investigate rickettsioses and leptospirosis among urban residents of Semarang, Indonesia, we tested the blood of 137 patients with fever. Evidence of Rickettsia typhi, the agent of murine typhus, was found in 9 patients. Another 9 patients showed inconclusive serologic results. Thirteen patients...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2727336/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19523308 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1506.081405 |
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author | Gasem, M. Hussein Wagenaar, Jiri F.P. Goris, Marga G.A. Adi, Mateus S. Isbandrio, Bambang B. Hartskeerl, Rudy A. Rolain, Jean-Marc Raoult, Didier van Gorp, Eric C.M. |
author_facet | Gasem, M. Hussein Wagenaar, Jiri F.P. Goris, Marga G.A. Adi, Mateus S. Isbandrio, Bambang B. Hartskeerl, Rudy A. Rolain, Jean-Marc Raoult, Didier van Gorp, Eric C.M. |
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description | To investigate rickettsioses and leptospirosis among urban residents of Semarang, Indonesia, we tested the blood of 137 patients with fever. Evidence of Rickettsia typhi, the agent of murine typhus, was found in 9 patients. Another 9 patients showed inconclusive serologic results. Thirteen patients received a diagnosis of leptospirosis. No dual infections were detected. |
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spelling | pubmed-27273362009-08-25 Murine Typhus and Leptospirosis as Causes of Acute Undifferentiated Fever, Indonesia Gasem, M. Hussein Wagenaar, Jiri F.P. Goris, Marga G.A. Adi, Mateus S. Isbandrio, Bambang B. Hartskeerl, Rudy A. Rolain, Jean-Marc Raoult, Didier van Gorp, Eric C.M. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch To investigate rickettsioses and leptospirosis among urban residents of Semarang, Indonesia, we tested the blood of 137 patients with fever. Evidence of Rickettsia typhi, the agent of murine typhus, was found in 9 patients. Another 9 patients showed inconclusive serologic results. Thirteen patients received a diagnosis of leptospirosis. No dual infections were detected. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-06 /pmc/articles/PMC2727336/ /pubmed/19523308 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1506.081405 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Dispatch Gasem, M. Hussein Wagenaar, Jiri F.P. Goris, Marga G.A. Adi, Mateus S. Isbandrio, Bambang B. Hartskeerl, Rudy A. Rolain, Jean-Marc Raoult, Didier van Gorp, Eric C.M. Murine Typhus and Leptospirosis as Causes of Acute Undifferentiated Fever, Indonesia |
title | Murine Typhus and Leptospirosis as Causes of Acute Undifferentiated Fever, Indonesia |
title_full | Murine Typhus and Leptospirosis as Causes of Acute Undifferentiated Fever, Indonesia |
title_fullStr | Murine Typhus and Leptospirosis as Causes of Acute Undifferentiated Fever, Indonesia |
title_full_unstemmed | Murine Typhus and Leptospirosis as Causes of Acute Undifferentiated Fever, Indonesia |
title_short | Murine Typhus and Leptospirosis as Causes of Acute Undifferentiated Fever, Indonesia |
title_sort | murine typhus and leptospirosis as causes of acute undifferentiated fever, indonesia |
topic | Dispatch |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2727336/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19523308 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1506.081405 |
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