ArticleBMC infectious diseases2017
Acute-phase diagnosis of murine and scrub typhus in Belgian travelers by polymerase chain reaction: a case report.
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- Rickettsiales in the WHO European Region: an update from a One Health perspective.Parasites & vectors · 2023Pooled it
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- The Emergence of Travel-related Infections in Critical Care Units.Journal of translational internal medicine · 2022Article
- Genetic typing of isolates of Rickettsia typhi.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
- Rickettsiosis in Southeast Asia: Summary for International Travellers during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Review
- The glycan alphabet is not universal: a hypothesis.Microbial genomics · 2020Article
- Case Report: Early Doxycycline Therapy for Potential Rickettsiosis in Critically Ill Patients in Flea-Borne Typhus-Endemic Areas.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2019Article
- Development of multiplex PCR for neglected infectious diseases.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Article
- Diagnosis of Murine Typhus by Serology in Peninsular Malaysia: A Case Report Where Rickettsial Illnesses, Leptospirosis and Dengue Co-Circulate.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2019Article
- A Flea-Borne Mystery: Unraveling Murine Typhus in a Patient with Unexplained Encephalopathy.Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reportsArticle
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Abstract
backgroundRickettsiosis is a potential life threatening infectious disease in travelers. Clinical recognition is not always straightforward, as typical manifestations such as rash and/or eschar may be absent. Definite diagnosis is based on seroconversion and therefore often delayed until the convalescent phase of disease. CASE PRESENTATION: In this case report, we describe four patients with severe travel-related rickettsiosis (two patients with murine- and two patients with scrub typhus), in whom acute- phase diagnosis was possible by real-time polymerase chain reaction on serum or blood.
conclusionsDespite its limitations, we think that polymerase chain reaction can contribute significantly to the early diagnosis and treatment of rickettsial disease in travelers.
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