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Diagnosis of murine typhus by serology in peninsular Malaysia: A case report where rickettsial illnesses, leptospirosis and dengue co-circulate

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dc.contributor.authorYazli Yuhanaen_US
dc.contributor.authorAmpai Tanganuchitcharnchaien_US
dc.contributor.authorPimpan Sujariyakulen_US
dc.contributor.authorPiengchan Sonthayanonen_US
dc.contributor.authorKesinee Chotivanichen_US
dc.contributor.authorDaniel H. Parisen_US
dc.contributor.authorSasithon Pukrittayakameeen_US
dc.contributor.authorStuart D. Blacksellen_US
dc.contributor.authorBorimas Hanboonkunupakarnen_US
dc.contributor.otherUniversitat Baselen_US
dc.contributor.otherSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)en_US
dc.contributor.otherMahidol Universityen_US
dc.contributor.otherNuffield Department of Clinical Medicineen_US
dc.contributor.otherUniversiti Teknologi MARAen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-27T09:05:22Z
dc.date.available2020-01-27T09:05:22Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-01en_US
dc.description.abstract© 2019 by the authors. Murine typhus is a rarely diagnosed cause of acute febrile illness in Malaysia, and its true disease burden is unknown. We report a case of an acute murine typhus infection in a patient living in a small city in Peninsular Malaysia, presenting with fever, rash, and headache. Unresponsive to the initial empirical treatment for leptospirosis, he showed a rapid response to doxycycline when murine typhus was diagnosed later. This case highlights the importance of considering murine typhus as a diagnostic in cases of acute febrile illness in urban and sub-urban areas, such as that of in Peninsular Malaysia.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. Vol.4, No.1 (2019)en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/tropicalmed4010023en_US
dc.identifier.issn24146366en_US
dc.identifier.other2-s2.0-85075800736en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/51149
dc.rightsMahidol Universityen_US
dc.rights.holderSCOPUSen_US
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dc.subjectImmunology and Microbiologyen_US
dc.subjectMedicineen_US
dc.titleDiagnosis of murine typhus by serology in peninsular Malaysia: A case report where rickettsial illnesses, leptospirosis and dengue co-circulateen_US
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