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Murine typhus in pregnancy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20186042     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Murine typhus is widely reported in tropical and subtropical areas, especially coastal and port cities. We describe an interesting case of murine typhus in a 26-year-old woman at 26 weeks of gestation treated with ampicillin with a good response. The serology testing for murine typhus was reported after ampicillin was empirically started, and the patient's symptoms were already resolving. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of murine typhus during pregnancy reported in the United States.
Authors:
Louis Gutierrez; Salim Surani; Darrick Nelson; Nabil El-Milady
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of the medical sciences     Volume:  339     ISSN:  1538-2990     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Med. Sci.     Publication Date:  2010 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-08     Completed Date:  2010-04-19     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370506     Medline TA:  Am J Med Sci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  378-9     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Corpus Christi Family Practice Residency, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, Texas 78405, USA. gutierrezl3@hotmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Ampicillin / therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / diagnosis*,  drug therapy,  microbiology
Rickettsia typhi / isolation & purification
Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / diagnosis*,  drug therapy,  microbiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
69-53-4/Ampicillin

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