title: Murine typhus and leptospirosis as causes of acute undifferentiated fever, Indonesia.
abstract: To investigate rickettsioses and leptospirosis among urban residents of Semarang, Indonesia, we tested the blood of 137 patients with fever. Evidence of Rickettsia typhi, the agent of murine typhus, was found in 9 patients. Another 9 patients showed inconclusive serologic results. Thirteen patients received a diagnosis of leptospirosis. No dual infections were detected.
authors.affiliation: Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia.
authors.forename: M Hussein
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Gasem
authors.forename: Jiri F P
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Wagenaar
authors.forename: Marga G A
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Goris
authors.forename: Mateus S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Adi
authors.forename: Bambang B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Isbandrio
authors.forename: Rudy A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hartskeerl
authors.forename: Jean Marc
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rolain
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raoult
authors.forename: Eric C M
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: van Gorp
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005334:Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia / Q000453:epidemiology; D007919:Leptospira / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D051379:Mice; D051381:Rats; D012286:Rickettsia typhi / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014437:Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology