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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【저자키워드】 Nepal, PCR, murine typhus, typhoid, dispatch, Rickettsia typhi,
【저자키워드】 Nepal, PCR, murine typhus, typhoid, dispatch, Rickettsia typhi,