Short Report: Detection of Rickettsioses and Q fever in Sri Lanka

被引：21

作者：

Angelakis, Emmanouil ^{[1
]}

Munasinghe, Aruna ^{[2
]}

Yaddehige, Iranga ^{[2
]}

Liyanapathirana, Veranja ^{[3
]}

Thevanesam, Vasanthi ^{[3
]}

Bregliano, Anne ^{[1
]}

Socolovschi, Cristina ^{[1
]}

Edouard, Sophie ^{[1
]}

Fournier, Pierre Edouard ^{[1
]}

Raoult, Didier ^{[1
]}

Parola, Philippe ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Aix Marseille, URMITE CNRS IRD UMR 6236, F-13385 Marseille 05, France

[2] Dist Gen Hosp, Matara, Sri Lanka

[3] Teaching Hosp Kandy, Kandy, Sri Lanka

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE | 2012年 / 86卷 / 04期

关键词：

INFECTIONS; PROVINCE;

D O I：

10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0424

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Current serological evidence suggests the presence of scrub typhus and spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiosis in Sri Lanka. Our objective was to identify rickettsial agents/Q fever as aetiological causes for patients who were presumed having rickettsioses by the presence of an eschar or a rash. Sera from patients with unknown origin fever from Matara were tested by immunofluorescence for SFG rickettsial antigens, typhus group rickettsiae, Orientia tsutsugamushi, and Coxiella burnetii antigens. Thirteen (7.3%) of the patients presented with a rash, 11 (6.1%) had an inoculation eschar, and 16 patients recalled a tick or flea bite. We found that 25 (14%) patients had scrub typhus, 6 (3%) SFG rickettsioses, 3 (1.6%) acute Q fever, 3 (1.6%) murine typhus, and 3 (1.6%) were infected by Rickettsia fells. In addition to already described scrub and murine typhus, we found that R. felis and C. burnetii infections should be considered in Sri Lanka.

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页码：711 / 712

页数：2