Identification of factors for physicians to facilitate early differential diagnosis of scrub typhus, murine typhus, and Q fever from dengue fever in Taiwan 

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Identification of factors for physicians to facilitate early differential diagnosis of scrub typhus, murine typhus, and Q fever from dengue fever in Taiwan  Ko Chang, Nan-Yao Lee, Wen-Chien Ko, Jih-Jin Tsai, Wei-Ru Lin, Tun-Chieh Chen, Po-Liang Lu, Yen-Hsu Chen  Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection  Volume 50, Issue 1, Pages 104-111 (February 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2014.12.001 Copyright © 2015 Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Monthly distribution of the 402 cases of rickettsial infection and Q fever, and the 454 cases of dengue fever (1992–2009), and their correlation with average temperature (°C) and rainfall (mm) in the Tainan and Kaohsiung areas. Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection 2017 50, 104-111DOI: (10.1016/j.jmii.2014.12.001) Copyright © 2015 Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 (A) Annual case numbers of rickettsial infection and Q fever in the study sites (1992–2009). (B) Annual case numbers of dengue fever in the study sites (1992–2009). (C) Male-to-female ratios of the four diseases. Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection 2017 50, 104-111DOI: (10.1016/j.jmii.2014.12.001) Copyright © 2015 Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Age and gender distribution of the 402 cases of rickettsial infection and Q fever, and the 454 cases of dengue fever in southern Taiwan (1992–2009). Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection 2017 50, 104-111DOI: (10.1016/j.jmii.2014.12.001) Copyright © 2015 Terms and Conditions