Murine Typhus and Leptospirosis as Causes of Acute Undifferentiated Fever, Indonesia

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Authors
  • M.H. Gasem
  • J.F.P. Wagenaar
  • M.G.A. Goris
  • M.S. Adi
  • B.B. Isbandrio
  • R.A. Hartskeerl
  • J.M. Rolain
  • D. Raoult
  • E.C.M. van Gorp
Publication date 2009
Journal Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume | Issue number 15 | 6
Pages (from-to) 975-977
Organisations
  • Faculty of Medicine (AMC-UvA)
Abstract To investigate rickettsioses and leptospirosis among urban residents of Semarang, Indonesia, we tested the blood of 137 patients with fever. Evidence of Rickettsia typhi, the agent of murine typhus, was found in 9 patients. Another 9 patients showed inconclusive serologic results. Thirteen patients received a diagnosis of leptospirosis. No dual infections were detected
Document type Article
Published at https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1506.081405
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