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Case report: Severe typhus group rickettsiosis complicated by pulmonary edema in a returning traveler from Indonesia.

Alexander J Stockdale1, Michael P Weekes, Bridget Kiely, Andrew M L Lever.   

Abstract

We report a severe case of typhus group rickettsiosis in a returning traveler from Indonesia. This typically mild illness was characterized by progressive pulmonary edema and prolonged fever, with defervescence 4 days after the commencement of doxycycline.

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Year:  2011        PMID: 22144455      PMCID: PMC3225163          DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0340

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Am J Trop Med Hyg        ISSN: 0002-9637            Impact factor:   2.345


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Authors:  Edward Raby; John R Dyer
Journal:  Am J Trop Med Hyg       Date:  2013-01-28       Impact factor: 2.345

3.  Bilateral conjunctivitis in a returned traveller.

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Journal:  PLoS Negl Trop Dis       Date:  2015-01-15

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Review 5.  Flea-Borne Rickettsioses and Rickettsiae.

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Review 7.  Rickettsiosis in Southeast Asia: Summary for International Travellers during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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