Nationwide prevalence of Rickettsia felis infections in patients with febrile illness in Bangladesh

Autor: Shyamal Kumar Paul, Meiji Soe Aung, Sardana Islam Khan, Nobumichi Kobayashi, Faria Ferdouse, Muzahed Uddin Ahmed, S.M.M. Rahman, Noriko Urushibara, M A Hossain, Nazia Haque, F Ahamed, N.F. Chowdhury, A.S.M.M. Rahman, Sultan Ahmed, S A Nasreen, Rajib Ahmed, S.M. Sultan
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: New Microbes and New Infections, Vol 19, Iss C, Pp 123-125 (2017)
ISSN: 2052-2975
Popis: From July 2015 to December 2016, the presence of rickettsial pathogens was investigated for 414 patients with unknown fever in eight places in all the divisions of Bangladesh. Rickettsia felis was identified in blood samples from all the regions (overall detection rate, 19.6%), suggesting nationwide prevalence of R. felis infections.
Databáze: OpenAIRE