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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 78(2), 2008, pp. 321-322
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Murine Typhus in Caldas, Colombia

Marylin Hidalgo, Edgar Salguero, Alberto de la Ossa, Ricardo Sánchez, Juan F. Vesga, Leonora Orejuela, AND Gustavo Valbuena*
Grupo de Microbiologia, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogota, Colombia; Dirección Territorial de Salud de Caldas, Manizales, Colombia; Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Department of Pathology and Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas

 

ABSTRACT

In the north of Caldas, Colombia, febrile syndromes with positive Weil-Felix reactions have been reported as Murine typhus to the national health authorities. We used indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) of serial paired samples to confirm the diagnosis of murine typhus in 14 of 120 patients with a compatible febrile syndrome.

Received August 30, 2007. Accepted for publication October 31, 2007.

Financial support: This research was supported by Direccion Territorial de Salud de Caldas and grant 1204-04-16332 from Instituto Colombiano para el Desarrollo de la Ciencia y la Tecnología Francisco José de Caldas, Colciencias to G.Valbuena.

Disclaimers: We do not have conflicts of interest related to this article.

* Address correspondence to Gustavo Valbuena, Department of Pathology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555-0609. E-mail: gvalbuen{at}utmb.edu

Authors’ addresses: Marylin Hidalgo, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Grupo de Microbiología, AV Cll 26 No. 51-60, Bogotá, Colombia, Tel: 57+1+2207700+446, E-mail: mhidalgo{at}ins.gov.co. Edgar Salguero, Dirección Territorial de Salud de Caldas, Calle 49 numero 26-46, Manizales, Colombia, Tel: 57+68+783033+110, E-mail: edgalsalguero4{at}hotmail.com. Alberto de la Ossa, Dirección Territorial de Salud de Caldas, Calle 49 numero 26-46, Manizales, Colombia, Tel: 57+68+783033+110, E-mail: tomasossa{at}hotmail.com. Ricardo Sánchez, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Medicina, Ciudad Universitaria, Cra 30 No 45-03 Facultad de Medicina, Edificio 471 Oficina 202 Bogotá, Colombia, Tel: 57+1+ 3165000 +15117, E-mail: rsanchez{at}unal.edu.co. Juan F. Vesga, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Grupo de Microbiología, AV Cll 26 No. 51-60, Bogotá, Colombia, Tel: 57+1+2207700+446, E-mail: jfvesga{at}cable.net.co. Leonora Orejuela, Department of Pathology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard Galveston, TX 77555-0609, Tel: (409) 747-2464, Fax: (409) 7470762, E-mail: leorejue{at}utmb.edu. Gustavo Valbuena, Department of Pathology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard Galveston, TX 77555-0609, Tel: (409) 747-0763, Fax: (409) 747-2429, E-mail: gvalbuen{at}utmb.edu

Reprint requests: Gustavo Valbuena, Department of Pathology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555-0609, Tel: (409) 747-0763, Fax: (409) 747-2429, E-mail: gvalbuen{at}utmb.edu






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