Unsuspected rickettsioses among patients with acute febrile illness, Sri Lanka, 2007.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 18(5): 825-9, 2012 May.
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ABSTRACT
We studied rickettsioses in southern Sri Lanka. Of 883 febrile patients with paired serum samples, 156 (17.7%) had acute rickettsioses; rickettsioses were unsuspected at presentation. Additionally, 342 (38.7%) had exposure to spotted fever and/or typhus group rickettsioses and 121 (13.7%) scrub typhus. Increased awareness of rickettsioses and better tests are needed.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções por Rickettsia
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Febre
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Emerg Infect Dis
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article