Murine typhus and febrile illness, Nepal

作者:Zimmerman Mark D; Murdoch David R*; Rozmajzl Patrick J; Basnyat Buddha; Woods Christopher W; Richards Allen L; Belbase Ram Hari; Hammer David A; Anderson Trevor P; Reller L Barth
来源:Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008, 14(10): 1656-1659.
DOI:10.3201/eid1410.080236

摘要

Murine typhus was diagnosed by PCR in 50 (7%) of 756 adults with febrile illness seeking treatment at Patan Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. Of patients with murine typhus, 64% were women, 86% were residents of Kathmandu, and 90% were unwell during the winter. No characteristics clearly distinguished typhus patients from those with blood culture-positive enteric fever.

  • 出版日期2008-10