Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses and Murine Typhus in a Malaysian Teaching Hospital

Kho KL 1 , Koh FX 1 , Singh HK 1 , Zan HA 1 , Kukreja A 2 , Ponnampalavanar S 3 Show all authors , Tay ST 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. tayst@um.edu.my sasheela@um.edu.my
  • 4 Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. tayst@um.edu.my sasheela@um.edu.my
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2016 10 05;95(4):765-768.
PMID: 27402519

Abstract

Limited information is available on the etiological agents of rickettsioses in southeast Asia. Herein, we report the molecular investigation of rickettsioses in four patients attending a teaching hospital in Malaysia. DNA of Rickettsia sp. RF2125, Rickettsia typhi, and a rickettsia closely related to Rickettsia raoultii was detected in the blood samples of the patients. Spotted fever group rickettsioses and murine typhus should be considered in the diagnosis of patients with nonspecific febrile illness in this region.

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