Constantinos Tsioutis, George Chaliotis, Sofia Kokkini, Stephanos Doukakis, Yannis Tselentis, Anna Psaroulaki, Achilleas Gikas
BACKGROUND: The characteristics of Rickettsia typhi infection in elderly patients have not been extensively described in the literature. METHODS: We conducted a prospective study on murine typhus in patients > 65 years old in two endemic areas of Greece. RESULTS: Forty-nine elderly patients were analyzed, including 30 (61.2%) males. The clinical triad of fever (100% of patients), headache (83.7%), and rash (73.5%), occurred in 63% of patients, whereas malaise (85...
November 2014: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases