Murine typhus in child, Yucatan, Mexico.
A case of murine typhus in Yucatan was diagnosed in a child with nonspecific signs and symptoms. The finding of Rickettsia typhi increases the number of Rickettsia species identified in Yucatan and shows that studies are needed to determine the prevalence and incidence of rickettsioses in Mexico.
Zavala-Castro
Jorge E
JE
Facultad de Medicina, Unidad Interinstitucional de Investigación Clínica y Epidemiológica, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida Yucatán, Mexico. zcastro@uady.mx
Zavala-Velázquez
Jorge E
JE
Sulú Uicab
Justo Eduardo
JE
D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D012286:Rickettsia typhi / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014437:Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M