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Murine typhus and febrile illness, Nepal.

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Zimmerman, MD; Murdoch, DR; Rozmajzl, PJ; Basnyat, B; Woods, CW; Richards, AL; Belbase, RH; Hammer, DA; Anderson, TP; Reller, LB
Published in: Emerg Infect Dis
October 2008

Murine typhus was diagnosed by PCR in 50 (7%) of 756 adults with febrile illness seeking treatment at Patan Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. Of patients with murine typhus, 64% were women, 86% were residents of Kathmandu, and 90% were unwell during the winter. No characteristics clearly distinguished typhus patients from those with blood culture-positive enteric fever.

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Emerg Infect Dis

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EISSN

1080-6059

Publication Date

October 2008

Volume

14

Issue

10

Start / End Page

1656 / 1659

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne
  • Typhoid Fever
  • Rickettsia typhi
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Nepal
  • Middle Aged
  • Microbiology
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Fever
 

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Zimmerman, M. D., Murdoch, D. R., Rozmajzl, P. J., Basnyat, B., Woods, C. W., Richards, A. L., … Reller, L. B. (2008). Murine typhus and febrile illness, Nepal. Emerg Infect Dis, 14(10), 1656–1659. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1410.080236
Zimmerman, Mark D., David R. Murdoch, Patrick J. Rozmajzl, Buddha Basnyat, Christopher W. Woods, Allen L. Richards, Ram Hari Belbase, David A. Hammer, Trevor P. Anderson, and L Barth Reller. “Murine typhus and febrile illness, Nepal.Emerg Infect Dis 14, no. 10 (October 2008): 1656–59. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1410.080236.
Zimmerman MD, Murdoch DR, Rozmajzl PJ, Basnyat B, Woods CW, Richards AL, et al. Murine typhus and febrile illness, Nepal. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Oct;14(10):1656–9.
Zimmerman, Mark D., et al. “Murine typhus and febrile illness, Nepal.Emerg Infect Dis, vol. 14, no. 10, Oct. 2008, pp. 1656–59. Pubmed, doi:10.3201/eid1410.080236.
Zimmerman MD, Murdoch DR, Rozmajzl PJ, Basnyat B, Woods CW, Richards AL, Belbase RH, Hammer DA, Anderson TP, Reller LB. Murine typhus and febrile illness, Nepal. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Oct;14(10):1656–1659.

Published In

Emerg Infect Dis

DOI

EISSN

1080-6059

Publication Date

October 2008

Volume

14

Issue

10

Start / End Page

1656 / 1659

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne
  • Typhoid Fever
  • Rickettsia typhi
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Nepal
  • Middle Aged
  • Microbiology
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Fever