ENDEMIC IN THE PANDEMIC: MURINE TYPHUS MASKING AS COVID-19 PNEUMONIA WITH PROFOUND HYPOXEMIA
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.07.363
Abstract: TOPIC: Chest Infections TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: The presentation of fever, fatigue, myalgias, and acute hypoxemic respiratory failure is COVID-19 viral pneumonia until proven otherwise. However, findings like rash, photophobia, and unexplained lab… read more here.
Keywords: typhus; murine typhus; respiratory; pandemic murine ... See more keywords
A Severe Case of Murine Typhus Presenting With Anemia and Severe Thrombocytopenia
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DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000001024
Abstract: We discuss a child with severe thrombocytopenia and mild anemia admitted to the Hematology service who quickly deteriorated to a life-threatening state. However, once rickettsial disease was considered in the differential diagnosis and empiric doxycycline… read more here.
Keywords: anemia; hematology; severe thrombocytopenia; murine typhus ... See more keywords
Murine Typhus and Hemophagocytic Syndrome.
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DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000001183
Abstract: had extended to the colon through the mesentery.10,14 It is known that the presence of a retroperitoneal lesion is a definitive risk factor associated with KMP.2 In fact, 4 patients in the colon group with… read more here.
Keywords: hemophagocytic syndrome; colon; typhus hemophagocytic; murine typhus ... See more keywords
Detection of Severe Murine Typhus by Nanopore Targeted Sequencing, China
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2906.221929
Abstract: We report a case of murine typhus in China caused by Rickettsia typhi and diagnosed by nanopore targeted sequencing of a bronchoalveolar lavage fluid sample. This case highlights that nanopore targeted sequencing can effectively detect… read more here.
Keywords: nanopore targeted; targeted sequencing; murine typhus; detection severe ... See more keywords
Murine Typhus Infection in Pregnancy: Case Series and Literature Review
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DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10020219
Abstract: Murine typhus is a flea-borne disease of worldwide distribution with a recent reemergence in the United States of America. There are limited data about the presentation, treatment, and outcomes in the pregnant population. We report… read more here.
Keywords: typhus infection; literature; pregnancy; murine typhus ... See more keywords
Rickettsiosis in Southeast Asia: Summary for International Travellers during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed7020018
Abstract: Rickettsiosis is an important cause of febrile illness among travellers visiting Southeast Asia (SEA). The true incidence of rickettsiosis is underestimated; however, murine typhus and scrub typhus are widely distributed across SEA. Among travellers visiting… read more here.
Keywords: scrub typhus; rickettsiosis; covid pandemic; southeast asia ... See more keywords
Direct evidence of Rickettsia typhi infection in Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks and their canine hosts
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DOI: 10.4314/ovj.v7i2.14
Abstract: Murine typhus is a rickettsiosis caused by Rickettsia typhi, whose transmission is carried out by rat fleas in urban settlements as classically known, but it also has been related to cat fleas in a sub-urban… read more here.
Keywords: transmission; rhipicephalus sanguineus; rickettsia typhi; murine typhus ... See more keywords