TY - JOUR AU - van der Vaart, Thomas AU - van Thiel, Pieter P.A.M. AU - Juffermans, Nicole AU - van Vugt, Michèle AU - Geerlings, Suzanne AU - Grobusch, Martin AU - Goorhuis, Abraham T1 - Severe Murine Typhus with Pulmonary System Involvement T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2014 VL - 20 IS - 8 SP - 1375 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We encountered a case of severe murine typhus complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome. To determine worldwide prevalence of such cases, we reviewed the literature and found that respiratory symptoms occur in ≈30% of murine typhus patients. In disease-endemic areas, murine typhus should be considered for patients with respiratory symptoms and fever. KW - typhus KW - endemic flea-borne KW - murine typhus KW - Rickettsia typhi KW - acute respiratory distress syndrome KW - respiratory insufficiency KW - bacteria DO - 10.3201/eid2008.131421 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/8/13-1421_article ER - End of Reference