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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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2009-06, Vol.15 (6), p.975-977
Hauptverfasser:	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
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Causes of Diagnosis Dispatch Distribution Drug therapy Fever - epidemiology Fever - etiology Fever - microbiology Fever of unknown origin Humans Indonesia - epidemiology Leptospira Leptospira - genetics Leptospira - immunology Leptospira - isolation & purification Leptospirosis Leptospirosis - complications Leptospirosis - diagnosis Leptospirosis - epidemiology Leptospirosis - microbiology Mice murine typhus Rats Rickettsia Rickettsia typhi Rickettsia typhi - immunology Rickettsia typhi - isolation & purification Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne - complications Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne - diagnosis Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne - epidemiology Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne - microbiology vector-borne infections
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1506.081405