Seroprevalence of Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia conorii infections in the Canary Islands (Spain) [PDF]
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2011 The aim of this work was to evaluate the prevalence of past infection due to Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia conorii in the Canary Islands (Spain).A representative sample of the population of the seven islands, formed of 662 people aged between 5 and 75 years (368 females, 294 males), was analyzed.
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Severe Rickettsia typhi Infections, Costa Rica. [PDF]
Emerg Infect Dis, 2023 Murine typhus is a febrile, fleaborne disease caused by infection with Rickettsia typhi bacteria. Cases can range from mild and nonspecific to fatal. We report 2 cases of murine typhus in Costa Rica, confirming the presence and circulation of R. typhi causing severe disease in the country.
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Genetic typing of isolates of Rickettsia typhi. [PDF]
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2022 Murine typhus, which is caused byRickettsia typhi, has a wide range of clinical manifestations. It has a low mortality rate but may result in meningoencephalitis and interstitial pneumonia in severe cases. Comparisons of complete genome sequences ofR.typhiisolates from North Carolina, USA (Wilmington), Myanmar (B9991PP), and Thailand (TH1527 ...
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Rickettsia typhi central nervous system infection. [PDF]
IDCases, 2020 A 39 year-old male was residing along the south coast of Texas, the USA, presented with fever, myalgias, headaches, and weight loss for ten days. Symptoms and manifestations progressed to include nuchal rigidity, photophobia, hyponatremia, thrombocytopenia, and transaminitis despite the intravenous administration of ceftriaxone and azithromycin.
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Rickettsia typhi and Haemophagocytic Syndrome. [PDF]
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2017 Iaria C +5 more
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Cat Flea Coinfection with Rickettsia felis and Rickettsia typhi. [PDF]
Vector Borne Zoonotic DisPurpose: Flea-borne rickettsioses, collectively referred to as a term for etiological agents Rickettsia felis, Rickettsia typhi, and RFLOs (R. felis-like organisms), has become a public health concern around the world, specifically in the United States.
Laukaitis-Yousey HJ, Macaluso KR.
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Rickettsia typhi infection presenting as severe ARDS. [PDF]
IDCases, 2019 Murine typhus, also known as endemic typhus, is a disease resulting from an infection caused by the gram-negative bacillus Rickettsia typhi. Murine typhus is identified worldwide, predominantly in tropical and subtropical geographic locations. Transmission occurs through direct inoculation by an arthropod vector, most commonly the rat flea, Xenopsylla ...
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The temporal dynamics of humoral immunity to Rickettsia typhi infection in murine typhus patients. [PDF]
Clin Microbiol Infect, 2020 Phakhounthong K +7 more
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Risk1, a Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Effector, Promotes Rickettsia typhi Intracellular Survival. [PDF]
mBio, 2020 Voss OH +6 more
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Rickettsia rickettsii and Rickettsia typhi in inhabitants from a rural community of southeast Mexico. [PDF]
Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica, 2022 Torres-Castro M +6 more
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