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.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Animals
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Cyprus
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Erythromycin / therapeutic use
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / diagnosis
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / drug therapy
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / microbiology*
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Rickettsia typhi / isolation & purification*
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Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / diagnosis*
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Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / drug therapy
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Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / microbiology
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Zoonoses / microbiology
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Erythromycin