Murine typhus and febrile illness, Nepal

Mark D Zimmerman, David R Murdoch, Patrick J Rozmajzl, Buddha Basnyat, Christopher W Woods, Allen L Richards, Ram Hari Belbase, David A Hammer, Trevor P Anderson, L Barth Reller, Mark D Zimmerman, David R Murdoch, Patrick J Rozmajzl, Buddha Basnyat, Christopher W Woods, Allen L Richards, Ram Hari Belbase, David A Hammer, Trevor P Anderson, L Barth Reller

Abstract

Murine typhus was diagnosed by PCR in 50 (7%) of 756 adults with febrile illness seeking treatment at Patan Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. Of patients with murine typhus, 64% were women, 86% were residents of Kathmandu, and 90% were unwell during the winter. No characteristics clearly distinguished typhus patients from those with blood culture-positive enteric fever.

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