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Nationwide prevalence of Rickettsia felis infections in patients with febrile illness in Bangladesh.


ABSTRACT: From July 2015 to December 2016, the presence of rickettsial pathogens was investigated for 414 patients with unknown fever in eight places in all the divisions of Bangladesh. Rickettsia felis was identified in blood samples from all the regions (overall detection rate, 19.6%), suggesting nationwide prevalence of R. felis infections.

SUBMITTER: Chowdhury NF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5552056 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Nationwide prevalence of <i>Rickettsia felis</i> infections in patients with febrile illness in Bangladesh.

Chowdhury N F NF   Paul S K SK   Aung M S MS   Hossain M A MA   Ahamed F F   Ahmed S S   Haque N N   Nasreen S A SA   Khan S I SI   Rahman S M M SMM   Rahman A S M M ASMM   Ferdouse F F   Ahmed R R   Sultan S M SM   Ahmed M U MU   Urushibara N N   Kobayashi N N  

New microbes and new infections 20170715


From July 2015 to December 2016, the presence of rickettsial pathogens was investigated for 414 patients with unknown fever in eight places in all the divisions of Bangladesh. <i>Rickettsia felis</i> was identified in blood samples from all the regions (overall detection rate, 19.6%), suggesting nationwide prevalence of <i>R. felis</i> infections. ...[more]

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