High Seroprevalence of Antibodies against Spotted Fever and Scrub Typhus Bacteria in Patients with Febrile Illness, Kenya

Serum samples from patients in Kenya with febrile illnesses were screened for antibodies against bacteria that cause spotted fever, typhus, and scrub typhus. Seroprevalence was 10% for spotted fever group, <1% for typhus group, and 5% for scrub typhus group. Results should help clinicians expand...

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Autores principales: Thiga, Jacqueline W., Mutai, Beth K., Eyako, Wurapa K., Ng’ang’a, Zipporah, Jiang, Ju, Richards, Allen L., Waitumbi, John N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4378494/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25811219
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2104.141387
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author Thiga, Jacqueline W.
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Eyako, Wurapa K.
Ng’ang’a, Zipporah
Jiang, Ju
Richards, Allen L.
Waitumbi, John N.
author_facet Thiga, Jacqueline W.
Mutai, Beth K.
Eyako, Wurapa K.
Ng’ang’a, Zipporah
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description Serum samples from patients in Kenya with febrile illnesses were screened for antibodies against bacteria that cause spotted fever, typhus, and scrub typhus. Seroprevalence was 10% for spotted fever group, <1% for typhus group, and 5% for scrub typhus group. Results should help clinicians expand their list of differential diagnoses for undifferentiated fevers.
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spelling pubmed-43784942015-04-01 High Seroprevalence of Antibodies against Spotted Fever and Scrub Typhus Bacteria in Patients with Febrile Illness, Kenya Thiga, Jacqueline W. Mutai, Beth K. Eyako, Wurapa K. Ng’ang’a, Zipporah Jiang, Ju Richards, Allen L. Waitumbi, John N. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Serum samples from patients in Kenya with febrile illnesses were screened for antibodies against bacteria that cause spotted fever, typhus, and scrub typhus. Seroprevalence was 10% for spotted fever group, <1% for typhus group, and 5% for scrub typhus group. Results should help clinicians expand their list of differential diagnoses for undifferentiated fevers. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-04 /pmc/articles/PMC4378494/ /pubmed/25811219 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2104.141387 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
Thiga, Jacqueline W.
Mutai, Beth K.
Eyako, Wurapa K.
Ng’ang’a, Zipporah
Jiang, Ju
Richards, Allen L.
Waitumbi, John N.
High Seroprevalence of Antibodies against Spotted Fever and Scrub Typhus Bacteria in Patients with Febrile Illness, Kenya
title High Seroprevalence of Antibodies against Spotted Fever and Scrub Typhus Bacteria in Patients with Febrile Illness, Kenya
title_full High Seroprevalence of Antibodies against Spotted Fever and Scrub Typhus Bacteria in Patients with Febrile Illness, Kenya
title_fullStr High Seroprevalence of Antibodies against Spotted Fever and Scrub Typhus Bacteria in Patients with Febrile Illness, Kenya
title_full_unstemmed High Seroprevalence of Antibodies against Spotted Fever and Scrub Typhus Bacteria in Patients with Febrile Illness, Kenya
title_short High Seroprevalence of Antibodies against Spotted Fever and Scrub Typhus Bacteria in Patients with Febrile Illness, Kenya
title_sort high seroprevalence of antibodies against spotted fever and scrub typhus bacteria in patients with febrile illness, kenya
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4378494/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25811219
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2104.141387
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