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Unsuspected Rickettsioses among Patients with Acute Febrile Illness, Sri Lanka, 2007

2012; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Volume: 18; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3201/eid1805.111563

1080-6059

Megan E. Reller, Champica K. Bodinayake, Ajith Nagahawatte, Vasantha Devasiri, Wasantha Kodikara-Arachichi, John J. Strouse, Judith E. Flom, Truls Østbye, Christopher W. Woods, J. Stephen Dumler,

Parasites and Host Interactions

Abstract We studied rickettsioses in southern Sri Lanka. Of 883 febrile patients with paired serum samples, 156 (17.7%) had acute rickettsioses; rickettsioses were unsuspected at presentation. Additionally, 342 (38.7%) had exposure to spotted fever and/or typhus group rickettsioses and 121 (13.7%) scrub typhus. Increased awareness of rickettsioses and better tests are needed.