High seroprevalence of antibodies against spotted fever and scrub typhus bacteria in patients with febrile Illness, Kenya.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 21(4): 688-91, 2015 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-25811219
ABSTRACT
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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Assunto principal:
Rickettsia
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Orientia tsutsugamushi
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Infecções por Rickettsia
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Tifo por Ácaros
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Anticorpos Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article