Murine typhus in Caldas, Colombia.
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.
Hidalgo
Marylin
M
Grupo de Microbiologia, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogota, Colombia. mhidalgo@ins.gov.co
Salguero
Edgar
E
de la Ossa
Alberto
A
Sánchez
Ricardo
R
Vesga
Juan F
JF
Orejuela
Leonora
L
Valbuena
Gustavo
G
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
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial