Detection of arbitrarily-shaped clusters using a neighbor-expanding approach: A case study on murine typhus in South Texas [PDF]
, 2011 Background Kulldorff's spatial scan statistic has been one of the most widely used statistical methods for automatic detection of clusters in spatial data. One limitation of this method lies in the fact that it has to rely on scan windows with predefined
Zhijun Yao, Junmei Tang, F Benjamin Zhan
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Increased Nucleosomes and Neutrophil Activation Link to Disease Progression in Patients with Scrub Typhus but Not Murine Typhus in Laos. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015 Cell-mediated immunity is essential in protection against rickettsial illnesses, but the role of neutrophils in these intracellular vasculotropic infections remains unclear.
Daniel H Paris +7 more
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Systematic Surveillance of Rickettsial Diseases in 27 Hospitals from 26 Provinces throughout Vietnam
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022 In Vietnam, the public health burden of rickettsial infections continues to be underestimated due to knowledge gaps in the epidemiology of these diseases.
Nguyen Vu Trung +10 more
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Rickettsial Illnesses as Important Causes of Febrile Illness in Chittagong, Bangladesh
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018 We conducted a yearlong prospective study of febrile patients admitted to a tertiary referral hospital in Chittagong, Bangladesh, to assess the proportion of patients with rickettsial illnesses and identify the causative pathogens, strain genotypes, and ...
Hugh W. Kingston +23 more
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, 2011 Mungkin sebagian orang belum mengetahui bahkan baru mendengar tentang Rickettsia. Di Indonesia, skrining terhadap kasus Rickettsia ini masih jarang dan belum banyak dilakukan penelitian.
Pramestuti, N. (Nova)
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Acute Febrile Illness and Complications Due to Murine Typhus, Texas, USA
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017 Murine typhus occurs relatively commonly in southern Texas, as well as in California. We reviewed records of 90 adults and children in whom murine typhus was diagnosed during a 3-year period in 2 hospitals in southern Texas, USA.
Zeeshan Afzal +4 more
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Development of a duplex real-time PCR for the detection of Rickettsia spp. and typhus group rickettsia in clinical samples. [PDF]
, 2011 Molecular diagnosis using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) may allow earlier diagnosis of rickettsiosis. We developed a duplex real-time PCR that amplifies (1) DNA of any rickettsial species and (2) DNA of both typhus group rickettsia, that is ...
Cometta, A. +4 more
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Reemergence of Murine Typhus in Galveston, Texas, USA, 2013
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015 Twelve patients with murine typhus were identified in Galveston, Texas, USA, in 2013. An isolate from 1 patient was confirmed to be Rickettsia typhi. Reemergence of murine typhus in Galveston emphasizes the importance of vector control and awareness of ...
Lucas S. Blanton +3 more
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Rickettsia typhi and Haemophagocytic Syndrome [PDF]
, 2017 Appropriate therapy (dexamethasone, cyclosporin, and etoposide) could save the patient in those cases in which the pathogen-direct therapy has not been sufficient by itself to control the ...
Cascio, A. +5 more
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Serological evidence of exposure to Rickettsia felis and Rickettsia typhi in Australian veterinarians [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Rickettsia felis and Rickettsia typhi are emerging arthropod-borne zoonoses causing fever and flu-like symptoms. Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with exposure to these organisms was explored in Australian veterinarians.
A J Green +11 more
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