Volume 20, Number 10—October 2014
Letter
Two Human Cases of Rickettsia felis Infection, Thailand
Sophie Edouard1, Saithip Bhengsri1, Scott F. Dowell, George Watt, Philippe Parola, and Didier Raoult
Table
Characteristics of 2 febrile patients with confirmed Rickettsia felis infection, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand*
| Characteristics | Patient 1 | Patient 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Age, y | 20 | 45 |
| Sex | F | M |
| Acute-phase IgG/IgM titer | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Convalescent-phase IgG/IgM titer | 128/32 | 128/0 |
| Hospitalization | Yes | Yes |
| Animal exposure within past 2 wk before illness | ||
| Cats | No | Yes |
| Dogs | Yes | Yes |
| Rodents | No | No |
| Insect bites | Yes | Yes |
| Mosquito bites | Yes | Yes |
| Laboratory values | ||
| Leukocytes/mm3 | 6,300 | 4,100 |
| Hemoglobin, g/dL | 11.7 | 16.0 |
| Platelets/mm3 | 103,000 | 216,000 |
| BUN, mg/dL | 62 | 31.1 |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 3.56 | 1.1 |
| ALT, IU/dL | 44.6 | 29.1 |
| AST, IU/dL | 49.8 | 30.2 |
| Bilirubin, mg/dL | 0.5 | 0.97 |
| Alkaline phosphatase, IU/dL | 132 | 137 |
*BUN, blood urea nitrogen; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase.
1These authors contributed equally to this article.
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