Abstract
Serum samples from patients in Kenya with febrile illnesses were screened for antibodies against bacteria that cause spotted fever, typhus, and scrub typhus. Seroprevalence was 10% for spotted fever group, <1% for typhus group, and 5% for scrub typhus group. Results should help clinicians expand their list of differential diagnoses for undifferentiated fevers.
Keywords:
Kenya; Rickettsia; bacteria; rickettsial infections; scrub typhus; seroprevalence; spotted fever; typhus fever.
Publication types
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Multicenter Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
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Antibodies, Bacterial / immunology*
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Antigens, Bacterial / immunology
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Female
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Fever / epidemiology
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Fever / immunology
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Fever / microbiology
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Humans
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Infant
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Kenya / epidemiology
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Orientia tsutsugamushi / immunology*
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Population Surveillance
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Prevalence
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Rickettsia / immunology*
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Rickettsia Infections / epidemiology*
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Rickettsia Infections / immunology*
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Rickettsia Infections / transmission
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Scrub Typhus / epidemiology*
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Scrub Typhus / immunology*
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Scrub Typhus / transmission
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Young Adult
Substances
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Antibodies, Bacterial
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Antigens, Bacterial