Murine typhus in pregnancy: a case report from Cyprus

Scand J Infect Dis. 2007;39(6-7):625-8. doi: 10.1080/00365540601124047.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

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

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Erythromycin