title: Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses and Murine Typhus in a Malaysian Teaching Hospital.
abstract: Limited information is available on the etiological agents of rickettsioses in southeast Asia. Herein, we report the molecular investigation of rickettsioses in four patients attending a teaching hospital in Malaysia. DNA of Rickettsia sp. RF2125, Rickettsia typhi, and a rickettsia closely related to Rickettsia raoultii was detected in the blood samples of the patients. Spotted fever group rickettsioses and murine typhus should be considered in the diagnosis of patients with nonspecific febrile illness in this region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Kai Ling
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Kho
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Fui Xian
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Harvinder Kaur Lakhbeer
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Hafizatul Anis Mohamed
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Zan
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Anjanna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kukreja
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. tayst@um.edu.my sasheela@um.edu.my.
authors.forename: Sasheela
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ponnampalavanar
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. tayst@um.edu.my sasheela@um.edu.my.
authors.forename: Sun Tee
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Tay
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D012286:Rickettsia typhi / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017282:Tick-Borne Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D014437:Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission