First cases of spotted fever group rickettsiosis in Thailand

The first three cases of spotted fever group rickettsiosis from Thailand are reported. The patients presented with fever, headache, lymphadenopathy, and petechial maculopapular rash. One patient also had an eschar and overt evidence of confusion. An indirect fluorescent antibody test, an indirect im...

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Main Authors: Sirisanthana T., Pinyopornpanit V., Sirisanthana V., Strickman D., Kelly DJ., Dasch GA.
Format: Case Reports
Language:English
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3502482
http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3501
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-35012014-08-30T02:34:57Z First cases of spotted fever group rickettsiosis in Thailand Sirisanthana T. Pinyopornpanit V. Sirisanthana V. Strickman D. Kelly DJ. Dasch GA. The first three cases of spotted fever group rickettsiosis from Thailand are reported. The patients presented with fever, headache, lymphadenopathy, and petechial maculopapular rash. One patient also had an eschar and overt evidence of confusion. An indirect fluorescent antibody test, an indirect immunoperoxidase test, and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay demonstrated a broad, strong reactions of the sera of the patients with spotted fever group rickettsia antigens of many species, but not with antigens of typhus or scrub typhus rickettsiae. All three patients responded to treatment with a single dose of doxycycline. 2014-08-30T02:34:57Z 2014-08-30T02:34:57Z 1994 Case Reports 0002-9637 8024059 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3502482 http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3501 eng
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description The first three cases of spotted fever group rickettsiosis from Thailand are reported. The patients presented with fever, headache, lymphadenopathy, and petechial maculopapular rash. One patient also had an eschar and overt evidence of confusion. An indirect fluorescent antibody test, an indirect immunoperoxidase test, and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay demonstrated a broad, strong reactions of the sera of the patients with spotted fever group rickettsia antigens of many species, but not with antigens of typhus or scrub typhus rickettsiae. All three patients responded to treatment with a single dose of doxycycline.
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author Sirisanthana T.
Pinyopornpanit V.
Sirisanthana V.
Strickman D.
Kelly DJ.
Dasch GA.
spellingShingle Sirisanthana T.
Pinyopornpanit V.
Sirisanthana V.
Strickman D.
Kelly DJ.
Dasch GA.
First cases of spotted fever group rickettsiosis in Thailand
author_facet Sirisanthana T.
Pinyopornpanit V.
Sirisanthana V.
Strickman D.
Kelly DJ.
Dasch GA.
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title First cases of spotted fever group rickettsiosis in Thailand
title_short First cases of spotted fever group rickettsiosis in Thailand
title_full First cases of spotted fever group rickettsiosis in Thailand
title_fullStr First cases of spotted fever group rickettsiosis in Thailand
title_full_unstemmed First cases of spotted fever group rickettsiosis in Thailand
title_sort first cases of spotted fever group rickettsiosis in thailand
publishDate 2014
url http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3502482
http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3501
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