Abstract |
R. typhi is one of the rickettsial species endemic in the Mediterranean countries and is associated with the zoonotic infection of murine typhus, which may have a complicated course especially in adult patients. Murine typhus in pregnancy has rarely been reported in the medical literature. We describe a case of murine typhus in a pregnant woman who was effectively treated with erythromycin.
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Authors | Maria Koliou, Costas Christoforou, Elpidoforos S Soteriades |
Journal | Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases
(Scand J Infect Dis)
Vol. 39
Issue 6-7
Pg. 625-8
( 2007)
ISSN: 0036-5548 [Print] England |
PMID | 17577832
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Erythromycin
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Topics |
- Adult
- Animals
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Cyprus
- Erythromycin
(therapeutic use)
- Female
- Humans
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
(diagnosis, drug therapy, microbiology)
- Rickettsia typhi
(isolation & purification)
- Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne
(diagnosis, drug therapy, microbiology)
- Zoonoses
(microbiology)
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