Murine Typhus in Canary Islands, Spain, 1999-2015

Murine Typhus in Canary Islands, Spain, 1999-2015

To document the epidemiology, clinical features, and outcomes of murine typhus patients in the Canary Islands (Spain), we analyzed data that were retrospectively collected for 16 years for 221 patients. Murine typhus in the Canary Islands is characterized by a high rate of complications (31.6%), mai...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2021-02, Vol.27 (2), p.570-573
Hauptverfasser: Robaina-Bordón, José María, Carranza-Rodríguez, Cristina, Hernández-Cabrera, Michele, Bolaños-Rivero, Margarita, Pisos-Álamo, Elena, Jaén-Sánchez, Nieves, Hernández-Betancor, Araceli, Suárez-Hormiga, Laura, Pérez-Arellano, José Luis
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age
Arthropods
bacteria
Central nervous system
Disease
Dispatch
endemic fleaborne typhus
Epidemiology
Fever
Hepatitis
Hospitals
infections
Islands
Laboratories
Management
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Meningitis
Microorganisms
murine typhus
Murine Typhus in Canary Islands, Spain, 1999–2015
Pneumonia
Prevalence studies (Epidemiology)
rickettsia
Rickettsia typhi
Typhus
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Zusammenfassung:To document the epidemiology, clinical features, and outcomes of murine typhus patients in the Canary Islands (Spain), we analyzed data that were retrospectively collected for 16 years for 221 patients. Murine typhus in the Canary Islands is characterized by a high rate of complications (31.6%), mainly liver, lung, kidney or central nervous system involvement.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2702.191695