Laboratory acquired murine typhus--a case report.
A 34-year-old laboratory worker developed murine typhus after an accidental splashing of Rickettsia typhi over her right eye and lips. Indirect immunoperoxidase test showed a four-fold increase in titre to Rickettsia typhi. She responded well to doxycycline.
Norazah
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Bacteriology Division, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur.
Mazlah
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Cheong
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Kamel
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D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007757:Laboratory Infection; D012286:Rickettsia typhi / Q000276:immunology; D014437:Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / Q000188:drug therapy
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D004318:Doxycycline