title: Rickettsia felis-associated uneruptive fever, Senegal.
abstract: During November 2008-July 2009, we investigated the origin of unknown fever in Senegalese patients with a negative malaria test result, focusing on potential rickettsial infection. Using molecular tools, we found evidence for Rickettsia felis-associated illness in the initial days of infection in febrile Senegalese patients without malaria.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes, 13385 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Socolovschi
authors.forename: Oleg
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mediannikov
authors.forename: Cheikh
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sokhna
authors.forename: Adama
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tall
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Diatta
authors.forename: Hubert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bassene
authors.forename: Jean François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Trape
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raoult
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000150:complications*; D041161:Rickettsia felis; D012675:Senegal