Severe Murine Typhus with Pulmonary System Involvement

Severe Murine Typhus with Pulmonary System Involvement

We encountered a case of severe murine typhus complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome. To determine worldwide prevalence of such cases, we reviewed the literature and found that respiratory symptoms occur in ≈30% of murine typhus patients. In disease-endemic areas, murine typhus should be...

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Main Authors: Thomas W. van der Vaart, Pieter P.A.M. van Thiel, Nicole P. Juffermans, Michèle van Vugt, Suzanne E. Geerlings, Martin P. Grobusch, Abraham Goorhuis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
typhus
endemic flea-borne
murine typhus
Rickettsia typhi
acute respiratory distress syndrome
respiratory insufficiency
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/8/13-1421_article

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