Murine typhus and leptospirosis as causes of acute undifferentiated fever, Indonesia.
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.
Gasem
M Hussein
MH
Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia.
Wagenaar
Jiri F P
JF
Goris
Marga G A
MG
Adi
Mateus S
MS
Isbandrio
Bambang B
BB
Hartskeerl
Rudy A
RA
Rolain
Jean Marc
JM
Raoult
Didier
D
van Gorp
Eric C M
EC
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