1365. How Severe Are Rickettsial Infections Among Children

Rickettsial infections: Indian perspective.

CONTEXT Underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed rickettsial infections are important public health problems. They also lead to extensive investigations in children with fever of undetermined origin contributing to financial burden on families. The present review addresses the epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis and management issues of these infections, primarily for a practicing clinician. EV...

Rickettsial Infections in Monkeys, Malaysia

were white, and 18 (85.7%) were Asian/Pacific Islander. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and NTM were identified in samples from 3 (14.3%) and 18 (85.7%) of the 21 patients, respectively. Of the 18 patients with NTM-positive samples, 4 (22.2%) had definite NTM lung disease (all of these patients were Asian/Pacific Islander); 2 (11.1%) had probable NTM lung disease; and 12 (66.7%) had possible NTM lun...

Human Spotted Fever Rickettsial Infections

Serum specimens from patients at 4 sites in Peru were tested for evidence of spotted fever group rickettsial infection. Results showed that 30 (18%) of 170 patients had spotted fever group rickettsial infections, which likely caused their illnesses. These findings document laboratory-confirmed spotted fever from diverse areas of Peru.

The Dynamics of Virus and Rickettsial Infections

of his subject into a narrative which moves swiftly and retains the reader's interest to the last chapter. The volume is similar to the first edition in form, but material now obsolete has been discarded and much new material has been introduced in an attempt to bring the book up to date. As the author states in the preface, this book does not claim to be a monograph which gives an exhaustive t...

Viral and Rickettsial Infections of Man