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ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2016

Hospital-Based Surveillance for Infectious Etiologies Among Patients with Acute Febrile Illness in Georgia, 2008-2011.

Tinatin Kuchuloria, Paata Imnadze, Nana Mamuchishvili, Maiko Chokheli, Tengiz Tsertsvadze, Marina Endeladze, Ketevan Mshvidobadze, Lana Gatserelia, Manana Makhviladze, Marine Kanashvili and 14 more

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Tinatin KuchuloriaJavakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; United States Army Medical Research Unit-Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia; Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; V. Bochorishvili Sepsis Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; Sachkhere Hospital, Sachkhere, Georgia; S. Virsaladze Research Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Global Disease Detection and Response Program, United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland drkuchuloria@yahoo.com.
Paata ImnadzeJavakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; United States Army Medical Research Unit-Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia; Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; V. Bochorishvili Sepsis Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; Sachkhere Hospital, Sachkhere, Georgia; S. Virsaladze Research Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Global Disease Detection and Response Program, United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland.
Nana MamuchishviliJavakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; United States Army Medical Research Unit-Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia; Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; V. Bochorishvili Sepsis Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; Sachkhere Hospital, Sachkhere, Georgia; S. Virsaladze Research Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Global Disease Detection and Response Program, United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland.
Maiko ChokheliJavakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; United States Army Medical Research Unit-Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia; Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; V. Bochorishvili Sepsis Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; Sachkhere Hospital, Sachkhere, Georgia; S. Virsaladze Research Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Global Disease Detection and Response Program, United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland.
Tengiz TsertsvadzeJavakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; United States Army Medical Research Unit-Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia; Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; V. Bochorishvili Sepsis Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; Sachkhere Hospital, Sachkhere, Georgia; S. Virsaladze Research Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Global Disease Detection and Response Program, United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland.
Marina EndeladzeJavakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; United States Army Medical Research Unit-Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia; Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; V. Bochorishvili Sepsis Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; Sachkhere Hospital, Sachkhere, Georgia; S. Virsaladze Research Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Global Disease Detection and Response Program, United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland.
Ketevan MshvidobadzeJavakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; United States Army Medical Research Unit-Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia; Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; V. Bochorishvili Sepsis Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; Sachkhere Hospital, Sachkhere, Georgia; S. Virsaladze Research Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Global Disease Detection and Response Program, United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland.
Lana GatsereliaJavakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; United States Army Medical Research Unit-Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia; Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; V. Bochorishvili Sepsis Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; Sachkhere Hospital, Sachkhere, Georgia; S. Virsaladze Research Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Global Disease Detection and Response Program, United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland.
Manana MakhviladzeJavakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; United States Army Medical Research Unit-Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia; Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; V. Bochorishvili Sepsis Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; Sachkhere Hospital, Sachkhere, Georgia; S. Virsaladze Research Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Global Disease Detection and Response Program, United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland.
Marine KanashviliJavakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; United States Army Medical Research Unit-Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia; Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; V. Bochorishvili Sepsis Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; Sachkhere Hospital, Sachkhere, Georgia; S. Virsaladze Research Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Global Disease Detection and Response Program, United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland.
Teona MikautadzeJavakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; United States Army Medical Research Unit-Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia; Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; V. Bochorishvili Sepsis Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; Sachkhere Hospital, Sachkhere, Georgia; S. Virsaladze Research Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Global Disease Detection and Response Program, United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland.
Alexander NanuashviliJavakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; United States Army Medical Research Unit-Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia; Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; V. Bochorishvili Sepsis Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; Sachkhere Hospital, Sachkhere, Georgia; S. Virsaladze Research Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Global Disease Detection and Response Program, United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland.
Khatuni KiknavelidzeJavakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; United States Army Medical Research Unit-Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia; Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; V. Bochorishvili Sepsis Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; Sachkhere Hospital, Sachkhere, Georgia; S. Virsaladze Research Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Global Disease Detection and Response Program, United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland.
Nora KokaiaJavakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; United States Army Medical Research Unit-Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia; Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; V. Bochorishvili Sepsis Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; Sachkhere Hospital, Sachkhere, Georgia; S. Virsaladze Research Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Global Disease Detection and Response Program, United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland.
Manana MakharadzeJavakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; United States Army Medical Research Unit-Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia; Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; V. Bochorishvili Sepsis Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; Sachkhere Hospital, Sachkhere, Georgia; S. Virsaladze Research Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Global Disease Detection and Response Program, United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland.
Danielle V ClarkJavakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; United States Army Medical Research Unit-Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia; Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; V. Bochorishvili Sepsis Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; Sachkhere Hospital, Sachkhere, Georgia; S. Virsaladze Research Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Global Disease Detection and Response Program, United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland.
Christian T BautistaJavakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; United States Army Medical Research Unit-Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia; Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; V. Bochorishvili Sepsis Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; Sachkhere Hospital, Sachkhere, Georgia; S. Virsaladze Research Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Global Disease Detection and Response Program, United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland.
Margaret FarrellJavakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; United States Army Medical Research Unit-Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia; Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; V. Bochorishvili Sepsis Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; Sachkhere Hospital, Sachkhere, Georgia; S. Virsaladze Research Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Global Disease Detection and Response Program, United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland.
Moustafa Abdel FadeelJavakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; United States Army Medical Research Unit-Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia; Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; V. Bochorishvili Sepsis Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; Sachkhere Hospital, Sachkhere, Georgia; S. Virsaladze Research Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Global Disease Detection and Response Program, United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland.
Mohamed Abdel MaksoudJavakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; United States Army Medical Research Unit-Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia; Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; V. Bochorishvili Sepsis Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; Sachkhere Hospital, Sachkhere, Georgia; S. Virsaladze Research Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Global Disease Detection and Response Program, United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland.
Guillermo PimentelJavakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; United States Army Medical Research Unit-Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia; Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; V. Bochorishvili Sepsis Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; Sachkhere Hospital, Sachkhere, Georgia; S. Virsaladze Research Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Global Disease Detection and Response Program, United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland.
Brent HouseJavakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; United States Army Medical Research Unit-Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia; Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; V. Bochorishvili Sepsis Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; Sachkhere Hospital, Sachkhere, Georgia; S. Virsaladze Research Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Global Disease Detection and Response Program, United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland.
Matthew J HepburnJavakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; United States Army Medical Research Unit-Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia; Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; V. Bochorishvili Sepsis Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; Sachkhere Hospital, Sachkhere, Georgia; S. Virsaladze Research Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Global Disease Detection and Response Program, United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland.
Robert G RivardJavakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; United States Army Medical Research Unit-Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia; Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; V. Bochorishvili Sepsis Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; Sachkhere Hospital, Sachkhere, Georgia; S. Virsaladze Research Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Global Disease Detection and Response Program, United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Information on the infectious causes of undifferentiated acute febrile illness (AFI) in Georgia is essential for effective treatment and prevention. In May 2008, a hospital-based AFI surveillance was initiated at six hospitals in Georgia. Patients aged ≥ 4 years with fever ≥ 38°C for ≥ 48 hours were eligible for surveillance. Blood culture and serologic testing were conducted for Leptospira spp., Brucella spp., West Nile virus (WNV), Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, Coxiella burnetii, tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), hantavirus, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi), and Rickettsia typhi. Of 537 subjects enrolled, 70% were outpatients, 54% were males, and the mean age was 37 years. Patients reported having fatigue (89%), rigors (87%), sweating (83%), pain in joints (49%), and sleep disturbances (42%). Thirty-nine (7%) patients were seropositive for R. typhi, 37 (7%) for Brucella spp., 36 (7%) for TBEV, 12 (2%) for Leptospira spp., 10 (2%) for C. burnetii, and three (0.6%) for S. Typhi. None of the febrile patients tested positive for WNV antibodies. Of the patients, 73% were negative for all pathogens. Our results indicate that most of the targeted pathogens are present in Georgia, and highlight the importance of enhancing laboratory capacity for these infectious diseases.

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AdolescentAdultBacterial InfectionsChildChild, PreschoolFemaleFeverGeorgia (Republic)HospitalsHumansMaleMiddle AgedVirus DiseasesYoung Adult

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PMID26438032
PMCPMC4710437

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