Antibody prevalence of Orientia tsutsugamushi, Rickettsia typhi and TT118 spotted fever group rickettsiae among Malaysian blood donors and febrile patients in the urban areas.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
;
2003 Mar; 34(1): 165-70
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-36015
ABSTRACT
The seroprevalence of Orientia tsutsugamushi (OT), Rickettsia typhi (RT) and TT118 spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFGR) among blood donors and febrile Malaysian patients in the urban areas was determined. Of the 240 blood donors, 5.4%, 9.2% and 1.7% had either present or previous exposure to OT, RT and SFG rickettsiae, respectively. Patients admitted to an urban hospital had high seroprevalences of OT (43.5%) and RT (22.9%), as compared to SFGR (11.6%). Antibody levels suggestive of recent infections of scrub typhus, murine typhus and tick typhus were detected in 16.8%, 12.7% and 8.2% of patients respectively. No significant difference was noted in the distribution of rickettsial antibodies among urban patients from 2 geographical locations. However, the serologic patterns of rickettsial infection in the urban areas were different form those of rural areas.
Full text:
Available
Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Orientia tsutsugamushi
/
Rickettsia typhi
/
Rickettsia Infections
/
Urban Population
/
Blood Donors
/
Aged, 80 and over
/
Aged
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
Type of study:
Prevalence study
/
Risk factors
Limits:
Aged80
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS