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Pediatr Infect Dis J
; 30(2): 163-5, 2011 Feb.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21298850
RESUMO
Murine typhus is typically a mild febrile illness caused by Rickettsia typhi, generally conï¬ned to Texas and Southern California. Clinicians should consider early treatment with doxycycline when presented with a child having protracted fever, rash, and headache.We present 5 pediatric cases and a literature review highlighting the changing epidemiology and diagnostic difï¬culty of typhus.