title: Murine typhus in Caldas, Colombia.
abstract: In the north of Caldas, Colombia, febrile syndromes with positive Weil-Felix reactions have been reported as Murine typhus to the national health authorities. We used indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) of serial paired samples to confirm the diagnosis of murine typhus in 14 of 120 patients with a compatible febrile syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Microbiologia, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogota, Colombia. mhidalgo@ins.gov.co
authors.forename: Marylin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hidalgo
authors.forename: Edgar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Salguero
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de la Ossa
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: Juan F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Vesga
authors.forename: Leonora
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Orejuela
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Valbuena
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003105:Colombia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012286:Rickettsia typhi / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014437:Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial