Diagnosis of murine typhus by serology in peninsular Malaysia: A case report where rickettsial illnesses, leptospirosis and dengue co-circulate

Diagnosis of murine typhus by serology in peninsular Malaysia: A case report where rickettsial illnesses, leptospirosis and dengue co-circulate

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Murine typhus is a rarely diagnosed cause of acute febrile illness in Malaysia, and its true disease burden is unknown. We report a case of an acute murine typhus infection in a patient living in a small city in Peninsular Malaysia, presenting with fever, rash, and headache. Unresponsive to the init...

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Main Authors: Blacksell, S.D (Author), Chotivanich, K. (Author), Hanboonkunupakarn, B. (Author), Paris, D.H (Author), Pukrittayakamee, S. (Author), Sonthayanon, P. (Author), Sujariyakul, P. (Author), Tanganuchitcharnchai, A. (Author), Yuhana, Y. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019
Subjects:
adult
Article
case report
clinical article
dengue
Diagnosis
doxycycline
fever
headache
human
leptospirosis
Malaysia
male
murine typhus
Murine typhus
nonhuman
nucleic acid analysis
rash
rickettsiosis
RNA 16S
serology
Serology
suburban area
thrombocytopenia
urban area
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