Rickettsial Infections and Fever, Vientiane, Laos
| Autor: | Simaly Phongmany, Jean-Marc Rolain, Rattanaphone Phetsouvanh, Stuart D. Blacksell, Vimone Soukkhaseum, Bouachanh Rasachack, Khamphong Phiasakha, Surn Soukkhaseum, Khamthavi Frichithavong, Vang Chu, Valy Keolouangkhot, Bertrand Martinez-Aussel, Ko Chang, Chirapha Darasavath, Oudayvone Rattanavong, Siho Sisouphone, Mayfong Mayxay, Sisouphane Vidamaly, Philippe Parola, Chanpheng Thammavong, Mayboun Heuangvongsy, Bounkong Syhavong, Didier Raoult, Nicholas J. White, Paul N. Newton |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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| Zdroj: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 256-262 (2006) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |
| DOI: | 10.3201/eid1202.050900 |
| Popis: | Rickettsial diseases have not been described previously from Laos, but in a prospective study, acute rickettsial infection was identified as the cause of fever in 115 (27%) of 427 adults with negative blood cultures admitted to Mahosot Hospital in Vientiane, Laos. The organisms identified by serologic analysis were Orientia tsutsugamushi (14.8%), Rickettsia typhi (9.6%), and spotted fever group rickettsia (2.6% [8 R. helvetica, 1 R. felis, 1 R. conorii subsp. indica, and 1 Rickettsia "AT1"]). Patients with murine typhus had a lower frequency of peripheral lymphadenopathy than those with scrub typhus (3% vs. 46%, p |
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