Murine Typhus and Febrile Illness, Nepal
oleh: Mark D. Zimmerman, David R. Murdoch, Patrick J. Rozmajzl, Buddha Basnyat, Christopher W. Woods, Allen L. Richards, Ram Hari Belbase, David A. Hammer, Trevor P. Anderson, L. Barth Reller
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-10-01 |
Deskripsi
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.