title: Q Fever, Scrub Typhus, and Rickettsial Diseases in Children, Kenya, 2011-2012.
abstract: To increase knowledge of undifferentiated fevers in Kenya, we tested paired serum samples from febrile children in western Kenya for antibodies against pathogens increasingly recognized to cause febrile illness in Africa. Of patients assessed, 8.9%, 22.4%, 1.1%, and 3.6% had enhanced seroreactivity to Coxiella burnetii, spotted fever group rickettsiae, typhus group rickettsiae, and scrub typhus group orientiae, respectively.
authors.forename: Alice N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Maina
authors.forename: Christina M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Farris
authors.forename: Antony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Odhiambo
authors.forename: Ju
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Jeremiah
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Laktabai
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Holland
authors.forename: Allen L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Richards
authors.forename: Wendy P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: O'Meara
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007630:Kenya / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011778:Q Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000266:history / Q000382:microbiology; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000266:history / Q000382:microbiology; D012612:Scrub Typhus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000266:history / Q000382:microbiology; D012621:Seasons
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial
keywords: Coxiella burnetii; Kenya; Q fever; bacteria; febrile illness; pediatric; rickettsiae; rickettsial diseases; scrub typhus; spotted fever group rickettsia; typhus group rickettsia; undifferentiated fever