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Mediterranean Spotted Fever in Southeastern Romania
Joint Authors
Pitigoi, Daniela
Olaru, Ioana D.
Badescu, Daniela
Rafila, Alexandru
Arama, Victoria
Hristea, Adriana
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-08-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Although cases of Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) have been reported for decades in southeastern Romania, there are few published data.
We retrospectively studied 339 patients, diagnosed with MSF at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases “Prof.
Dr.
Matei Bals” between 2000 and 2011, in order to raise awareness about MSF in certain regions of Romania.
According to the Raoult diagnostic criteria 171 (50.4%) had a score >25 points.
Mean age was 52.5 years.
One hundred and fifty-five (90.6%) patients were from Bucharest and the surrounding region.
Almost all patients presented with fever (99.4%) and rash (98.2%), and 57.9% had evidence of a tick bite.
There were no recorded deaths.
Serologic diagnosis was made by indirect immunofluorescence assay.
Of the 171 patients, serology results for R.
conorii were available in 147.
One hundred and twenty-three (83.7%) of them had a titer IgG ≥1 : 160 or a fourfold increase in titer in paired samples.
MSF is endemic in southeastern Romania and should be considered in patients with fever and rash even in the absence of recognized tick exposure.
Since the disease is prevalent in areas highly frequented by tourists, travel-associated MSF should be suspected in patients with characteristic symptoms returning from the endemic area.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pitigoi, Daniela& Olaru, Ioana D.& Badescu, Daniela& Rafila, Alexandru& Arama, Victoria& Hristea, Adriana. 2013. Mediterranean Spotted Fever in Southeastern Romania. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1004205
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pitigoi, Daniela…[et al.]. Mediterranean Spotted Fever in Southeastern Romania. BioMed Research International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1004205
American Medical Association (AMA)
Pitigoi, Daniela& Olaru, Ioana D.& Badescu, Daniela& Rafila, Alexandru& Arama, Victoria& Hristea, Adriana. Mediterranean Spotted Fever in Southeastern Romania. BioMed Research International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1004205
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1004205