Causes and outcomes of sepsis in southeast Asia: a multinational multicentre cross-sectional study [PDF]
Background Improved understanding of pathogens that cause sepsis would aid management and antimicrobial selection. In this study, we aimed to identify the causative pathogens of sepsis in southeast Asia.
Southeast Asia, Infectious
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THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF SCRUB TYPHUS ALL OVER THE WORLD: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW [PDF]
Scrub typhus, a bacterial infection caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is cumulatively recognized as an important cause of pyrexia in Asia, with an estimated one million infections occurring per year. Scrub typhus is a natural focus disease transmitted to
CAI, YA-PING +4 more
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Estimating scrub typhus and murine typhus incidence among adolescents and adults in Yangon, Myanmar
Abstract Objectives Rickettsioses are frequent causes of treatable febrile illness in Southeast Asia, including Myanmar. Accurate estimates of the incidence of rickettsioses are needed to inform investments in disease prevention and control. We sought to estimate the incidence of rickettsioses among adults and adolescents by combining sentinel hospital
Win Thandar Oo +13 more
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Diagnosis of severe scrub typhus infection by next-generation sequencing:a case report
Background Scrub typhus is an acute febrile illness, which was caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted through the bite of chiggers. The diagnosis of scrub typhus could be missed diagnosis due to the absence of the pathognomonic eschar.
Jie Chen +9 more
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Acute Community-Acquired Diarrhea Requiring Hospital Admission in Swiss Children [PDF]
In order to ascertain the prevalence of agents that cause childhood diarrheal illness, stool specimens of 312 consecutive children with community-acquired diarrhea requiring admission were evaluated.
Aebi, Christoph +7 more
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Abstract Background Orientia tsutsugamushi, the causative agent of scrub typhus, is increasingly recognised for its neurological complications. Among these, movement and gait disorders are poorly understood. We systematically examined their clinical spectrum and explored underlying mechanisms through in‐silico protein–protein interaction modelling ...
Ritwick Mondal +9 more
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Enfermedades de origen bacteriano transmitidas por vectores [PDF]
Las enfermedades bacterianas transmitidas por vectores son un problema creciente en nuestra sociedad. En los últimos años se ha observado un aumento de la población tanto de garrapatas como de pulgas y mosquitos que, unido a la globalización y viajes ...
Silva López, Laura
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tRNA signatures reveal polyphyletic origins of streamlined SAR11 genomes among the alphaproteobacteria [PDF]
Phylogenomic analyses are subject to bias from compositional convergence and noise from horizontal gene transfer (HGT). Compositional convergence is a likely cause of controversy regarding phylogeny of the SAR11 group of Alphaproteobacteria that have ...
Amrine, Katherine C. H. +2 more
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Symbiotic Relationship between Orientia tsutsugamushi and Vector Mites.
恙虫病リケッチア Orientia tsutsugamushi とベクターであるツツガムシとの関係について最近の知見を概説した。すなわち (1) O. tsutsugamushi には各種の血清型が存在するが, それぞれの血清型リケッチアを媒介するツツガムシ種は異なり, アカツツガムシは Kato 型リケッチアを, フトゲツツガムシは Karp 及び Gilliam 型を, タテツツガムシは Kawasaki 及び Kuroki 型を媒介する, (2) リケッチアはツツガムシ体内で共生関係にあり, 雌親ムシから卵を介して子孫に垂直伝播される, (3)ツツガムシの種によってはリケッチアを保有する雌から産まれる子孫は雌ばかりで雄は産生されない, (4 ...
H, Urakami, A, Tamura
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Prolonged Fever in Children: An Inpatient Diagnostic Framework for Infections in Australia
ABSTRACT There are many causes of fever in children, ranging from common and self‐limiting to serious and life threatening. Careful assessment of children with prolonged fever without an obvious or identified source requires detailed history and examination with consideration of infections unique to the specific geographical region and individual ...
Heshani Rupasinghe +3 more
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