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Official Medical Documents as a Source for Research of the Fate of Warsaw Jews 1939–1941
Zagłada Żydów, 2013 This paper presents two archival collections: death certificates of the Warsaw Jews (1939 and 1941), from the archives of the Jewish Historical Institute, and a collection of books kept in the State Archives in Warsaw, containing names of patients ...
Marta Janczewska
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Korat-Scrub Typhus Score: A Clinical Tool for Predicting Scrub Typhus in Patients With Acute Undifferentiated Febrile Illness. [PDF]
Trop Med Int HealthABSTRACT Objective Scrub typhus is a major cause of acute undifferentiated febrile illness (AUFI) in the Asia–Pacific region. Nonspecific presentation, limited diagnostic accuracy and delayed treatment increase morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to develop a simple clinical score for early diagnosis in adults with AUFI. Methods A cross‐sectional
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Drought and Epidemic Typhus, Central Mexico, 1655–1918
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014 Epidemic typhus is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Rickettsia prowazekii and transmitted by body lice (Pediculus humanus corporis). This disease occurs where conditions are crowded and unsanitary.
Jordan N. Burns +2 more
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Scrub Typhus: A Neglected Tropical Disease and A Potential Threat in North India
, 2020 Scrub typhus is a rickettsial disease. It presents clinically with non-specific febrile signs and symptoms and is often under diagnosed. It is a major public health threat.
Areena Hoda Siddiqui +2 more
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EpidemiologiaEven today, healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) remain the most frequent and serious complications in healthcare, with a significant clinical and economic impact.
Davide Orsini +7 more
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Rickettsial Infections and Fever, Vientiane, Laos
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006 Rickettsial diseases have not been described previously from Laos, but in a prospective study, acute rickettsial infection was identified as the cause of fever in 115 (27%) of 427 adults with negative blood cultures admitted to Mahosot Hospital in ...
Simaly Phongmany +24 more
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A case of fever of unknown origin – Was it really unknown?
APIK Journal of Internal Medicine, 2022 A 66-year-old male patient with diabetes and hypertension presented with a history of 2 months of continuous fever and weight loss. He was investigated earlier and treated for upper respiratory infection, typhus, and other infections with no reduction in
Manjunath Premanath
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Scrub Typhus and Molecular Characterization of Orientia tsutsugamushi from Central Nepal
, 2021 Scrub typhus is a vector-borne, acute febrile illness caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. Scrub typhus continues to be an important but neglected tropical disease in Nepal. Information on this pathogen in Nepal is limited to serological surveys with little
Rajendra Gautam +11 more
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Spotted Fever and Typhus Group Rickettsiae in Dogs and Humans, Mexico, 2022
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 We found serologic evidence of spotted fever group Rickettsia in humans and dogs and typhus group Rickettsia in dogs in Reynosa, Mexico. Our investigation revealed serologic samples reactive to spotted fever group Rickettsia in 5 community members ...
Ricardo Palacios-Santana +7 more
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Acute Severe Calculous Cholecystitis with Multiorgan Failure Complicated by Scrub Typhus
Case Reports in Surgery, 2019 Scrub typhus is a febrile illness and can present with manifestations ranging from subclinical symptoms to multiorgan failure and death. Scrub typhus is a rare etiology of acute cholecystitis. A patient presenting with the features of acute cholecystitis
Suman Acharya +4 more
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