Murine typhus in Caldas, Colombia.

Autor: Hidalgo M; Grupo de Microbiologia, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogota, Colombia. mhidalgo@ins.gov.co, Salguero E, de la Ossa A, Sánchez R, Vesga JF, Orejuela L, Valbuena G
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene [Am J Trop Med Hyg] 2008 Feb; Vol. 78 (2), pp. 321-2.
Abstrakt: In the north of Caldas, Colombia, febrile syndromes with positive Weil-Felix reactions have been reported as Murine typhus to the national health authorities. We used indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) of serial paired samples to confirm the diagnosis of murine typhus in 14 of 120 patients with a compatible febrile syndrome.
Databáze: MEDLINE