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Myositis in a child with murine typhus

, 2014
A 12-year-old boy presented with fever, lower extremity pain and weakness. Examination revealed paraparesis, thigh and calf tenderness. Labs showed high creatinine phosphokinase and Rickettsia typhi titers.
Sheshashree Seshadri, Jaime Fergie
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Dengue and Scrub Typhus Coinfection in a Patient Presenting with Febrile Illness

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2017
Dengue fever and scrub typhus are common causes of acute febrile illness of unclear origin in Asia. Though coinfections of many vector-borne diseases have been described, articles on dengue and scrub typhus coinfection are distinctly limited.
Surendra Sapkota, Sudeep Bhandari, Subash Sapkota, Rabin Hamal   +3 more
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Typhus Group Rickettsiosis, Germany, 2010–2017

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018
Typhus group rickettsiosis is caused by the vectorborne bacteria Rickettsia typhi and R. prowazekii. R. typhi, which causes murine typhus, the less severe endemic form of typhus, is transmitted by fleas; R.
Jessica Rauch, Philip Eisermann, Bernd Noack, Ute Mehlhoop, Birgit Muntau, Johannes Schäfer, Dennis Tappe   +6 more
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Diagnostic accuracy of an in-house Scrub Typhus enzyme linked immunoassay for the detection of IgM and IgG antibodies in Laos.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Scrub typhus is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Southeast Asia. Diagnosis of scrub typhus is difficult due to a lack of accessible validated diagnostic tools.
Philip N D Elders, Sandhya Dhawan, Ampai Tanganuchitcharnchai, Koukeo Phommasone, Vilada Chansamouth, Nicholas P J Day, Jose A Garcia-Rivera, Jeffrey C Hertz, Mayfong Mayxay, Manivanh Vongsouvath, Audrey Dubot-Pérès, Matthew T Robinson, Paul N Newton, Stuart D Blacksell   +13 more
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An epidemiological and serological study of Rickettsia in Western Australia

, 2011
The study was aimed at investigating Western Australian rickettsiae, delving deeper into the epidemiology of a recently described rickettsia, Rickettsia gravesii, and any other rickettsiae lurking in the Western Australian bush. Prior to the discovery of
Abdad, Mohammad
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Endemic Scrub Typhus-like Illness, Chile

, 2011
We report a case of scrub typhus in a 54-year-old man who was bitten by several terrestrial leeches during a trip to Chiloe Island in southern Chile in 2006. A molecular sample, identified as related to Orientia tsutsugamushi based on the sequence of the
Abarca Villaseca, Katia, García Cañete, Patricia Del Carmen, Fuerst, Paul A., Richards, Allen L., Concha Rogazy, Marcela Andrea, Rabagliati Borie, Ricardo Miguel, Kelly, Daryl J., Oddo Benavides, Carlos David, Balcells Marty, María Elvira, Jiang, Ju, Poggi Mayorga, Helena Loreto   +10 more
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A Flea-Borne Mystery: Unraveling Murine Typhus in a Patient with Unexplained Encephalopathy

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
Murine typhus is a flea-borne rickettsial infection caused by Rickettsia typhi , commonly seen in endemic regions like Southern California and Texas. While it typically presents with fever, rash, and headache, neurological symptoms such as altered mental
Jose Loayza Pintado MD, Jorge Aboytes MD, Cesar Uribe MD   +2 more
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Geographic Association of Rickettsia felis-Infected Opossums with Human Murine Typhus, Texas

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2002
Application of molecular diagnostic technology in the past 10 years has resulted in the discovery of several new species of pathogenic rickettsiae, including Rickettsia felis.
Ardys Boostrom, Magda S. Beier, Jackie A. Macaluso, Kevin R. Macaluso, Daniel Sprenger, Jack Hayes, Suzan Radulovic, Abdu F. Azad   +7 more
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Murine typhus in humans, Yucatán, México

, 2013
Rickettsia typhi is the causal agent of murine typhus, a febrile illness affecting humans worldwide. In Mexico, recent studies demonstrated a 14% prevalence of antibodies against typhus group rickettsiae in healthy adult blood donors in Mexico City, and ...
JORGE EDUARDO ZAVALA CASTRO, PEDRO GONZALEZ MARTINEZ, JORGE ERNESTO ZAVALA VELAZQUEZ, GASPAR FERNANDO PENICHE LARA, KARLA ROSSANET DZUL ROSADO   +4 more
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Acute sensorineural hearing loss and severe otalgia due to scrub typhus

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2009
Background Scrub typhus is an acute febrile illness caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. Case presentations We encountered a patient with sensorineural hearing loss complicating scrub typhus, and three patients with scrub typhus who complained of otalgia ...
Kim Dong-Min, Kang Ji-In, Lee Joonhan
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