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Supplementary Material
Search strategy
Query: What are the causes of fever in the South and South-East Asian countries?
Search String (Common for South and South-East Asia)
“fever” [tiab] OR “fever causes” [tiab] OR “causes of fever” [tiab] OR ”aetiologies of fever
“[tiab] OR “etiologies of fever” [tiab] OR “fever etiologies” [tiab] OR “undifferentiated
fever” [tiab] OR “non-malaria fever” [tiab] OR “non-malarial fever” [tiab] OR “febrile
illness” [tiab] OR “blood stream infections” [tiab] OR “blood stream infection” [tiab] OR
“bacteremia” [tiab] OR “bacteraemia” [tiab] OR “leptospirosis” OR “rickettsial
infection”[Mesh]) AND “English” [Language]) AND ("2012/01/01"[Date - Publication] :
"2017/08/31"[Date - Publication])
AND for South East Asia
“Cambodia” [tiab] OR “Lao PDR” [tiab] OR “Laos” [tiab] OR “Brunei” [tiab] OR
“Indonesia” [tiab] OR “Myanmar” [tiab] OR “Burma” [tiab] OR “Malaysia” [tiab] OR
“Thailand” [tiab] OR “Vietnam” [tiab] OR “Singapore” [tiab] OR “Philippines” [tiab] OR
“Timor-Leste” [tiab]
AND for South Asia
(“Afghanistan”[tiab] OR “Bangladesh”[tiab] OR “Nepal”[tiab] OR “India”[tiab] OR
“Pakistan”[tiab] OR “Bhutan”[tiab] OR “Sri Lanka”[tiab] OR “Maldives”[tiab])
NOT (("Animals"[Mesh] NOT ("Animals"[Mesh] AND "Humans"[Mesh]))
Filters used:
-Published – since 1st January 2012 - 31st August 2017
-Titles/abstract
- English Language
Exclude
- No full text found
- Non- English studies
- Published before 2012
- Studies dealing with travellers or mixed populations
- Studies concerned with other purposes (eg. patients without fever, respiratory infection
only, with no information on pathogens, with no information on or unclear laboratory
methods, with empirical clinical diagnosis, comparison/diagnostic evaluation studies or
mathematical modelling studies.)
- Other study designs - Case studies, reviews, clinical trials, opinion pieces, letter to editors,
conference proceedings and presentations
- Small sample sizes – studies with < 50 participants
- Studies that looked at only one pathogen genus
- Studies reporting same data or samples
Include
- Prospective studies, surveillance studies, primary studies, enteric fever, respiratory illness
with fever, undifferentiated fever, studies published since January 2012
Supplementary Table S1- studies on febrile illness in South Asia and SE Asia published between 2012 and 2017. Those in bold were classed by the authors as pivotal and listed in Table 1
First Author (Reference)
Year of publication
Country
Study Location - City (Region)
Study Dates
Health facility type
Inpatient / Outpatient
Inclusion criteria
Total no. of patients
Age (years)
Diagnostic testsconducted
Patients with infection (%, n = total tested)
Most commonpathogens
South AsiaElyan DS et al.(1)
2014
Afghanistan
Uruzgon, Helmand, Kandahar and Kabul
2008 – 2010
3 provinicial and 2 quaternary hospitals
Not specified
Acute febrile illness defined as “Any person of any age with a history of fever ( >38ºC by oral route mainly) for ≥2 days - including undulant fever- without obvious clinical diagnosis.”
913
Range: 20-59 Adults
West Nile (WNV), Dengue and tick-borne encephalitis viruses (TBEV) – Commercial IgM and IgG ELISA
WNV-IgG -277 (30.4%, n=913), TBEV-IgG – 214 (22.7%, n=943), DENV- IgG 180 (19.2%n=937); WNV-IgM -5 (0.5%, n=913), TBEV-IgM – 20 (2.2%, n=925 ), DENV- IgM - 8 (2.6%, n=312)
West Nile virus, Dengue virus, Tick borne encephalitis virus
Dhar-Chowdhury P et al (2)
2017
Bangladesh
Dhaka
2012
Not applicable (household survey)
Not applicable
Objective of determining seroprevalence of DENV in the target populations. Individual households sampled through a multi-stage,stratified sampling design
1,125
Mean – 31.9 (Range: 1-77) All ages
Dengue – IgM and IgG ELISA Dengue IgG seroprevalence – 900 (80%); Dengue IgM seroprevalence – 23 (2%)
Dengue virus
Faruque LI et al. (3, 4)
2017 and 2012
Bangladesh.
Nationwide
Dec 2008 - Nov 2009
Six tertiary level teaching hospitals
Inpatient / Outpatient
Fever with onset within the preceding 10 days. Excluded - presumed nosocomial cases and patients with symptoms of a focused infection.
720
Mean (Range) - 19.8 (0.08–85)
(All ages)
Dengue - IgM ELISA, Leptospira - Blood culture (EMJH medium), Malaria - Rapid test (FalciVax™; Zephyr Biomedicals, Goa, India) and thick and thin blood film slides to confirm specific malaria parasite species; Bartonella - Blood culture, Chikungunya - ELISA followed by plaque reduction neutralization test
Scrub typhus - 170 (24%), Spotted fever - 132 (18%), Dengue - 69 (9.6%), Typhus group - 10 (1%), Chikungunya - 10 (10%, n = 99) Coxiella - 10 (3%, n = 360), Malaria - 4 (0.56%) P. vivax - 1, P. falciparum - 3; Leptospira - 2 (0.3%), Bartonella - 1 (0.1%)
O. tsutsugamushi, Spotted fever group rickettsia, Dengue virus
(PRNT); Spotted fever and typhus group Rickettsia - immunoflourescence antibody test (IFAT) and PCR; Scrub typhus - ELISA (360 samples) and IFAT (360 samples). Coxiella burnetii - ELISA
Maude RR et al. (5)
2016
Bangladesh.
Chittagong
Jan - Jun 2012
Tertiary care hospital
Inpatient Documented axillary temperature ≥38 °C, a reported history of fever of <2 weeks, a negative malaria smear.
300
Median - 13 (IQR 5,31); >6 months (All ages)
Blood culture (BactAlerT); Dengue - ELISA for NS1 antigen; Leptospira spp, R. typhi and O. tsutsugamushi - Probe-based real-time PCR; S. enterica Typhi and S. Paratyphi - Real-time PCR; For cerebrospinal fluid (CSF): S pneumoniae, H influenzae type B, Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus suis, herpes simplex virus 1 and 2, varicella zoster virus, enteroviruses (generic and 71-specific), and human parechoviruses (generic) - Real time-PCR
In blood (n=300): Salmonella Typhi - 34 (11.3%), Burkholderia cepacia – 3, Dengue – 2, R. typhi – 2, Staphylococcus aureus – 2, Escherichia coli – 2, Enterobacter cloacae – 2, O tsutsugamushi – 1, Streptococcus pneumoniae – 1, Streptococcus acidominimus – 1, Enterrococcus sp - 1, Klebsiella pneumoniae -1, Acinetobacter spp – 1; In CSF (n=12): Neisseria menigitidis – 2, Streptococcus pneumoniae – 1, Japanese encephalitis virus - 1
S. Typhi
Maude RR et al. (6)
2014
Bangladesh.
Chittagong, Dhaka, Sir Salimullah (Dhaka), Comilla, Bogra, and Sylhet
Jun - Aug 2010
Government tertiary care hospitals
Outpatient Unselected patients having sufficient remaining serum or plasma from a blood test taken for another purpose.
1,209
Median - 40 (IQR 26,55) (All ages)
O. tsutsugamushi and R. typhi - IgM ELISA.
R. typhi - 805 (66.6%), O. tsutsugamushi - 287 (23.7%), Both - 77 (6.4%)
O. tsutsugamushi, R. typhi
Kawle AP et al. (7)
2017
India
Central India
2011 – 2012
Rural, Seroprevalence survey
Not specified
Patients with symptoms of CHIKV infection such as fever, small and large joints pain with or without swelling, neck stiffness, back pain, vomiting, headache, without haemorrhagic rash, etc.. Patients with other focus of pain
482
>5 (All ages)
Chikungunya – IgG and IgM ELISA
Chikungunya (IgM) – 131 (27%); Chikungunya (IgG) – 73 (15%)
Chikungunya
or infection were excluded.
Abhilash KPP et al. (8)
2016
India
Tamil Nadu, South India
Oct 2012 - Sep 2013
Tertiary care hospital
Not specified
Acute undifferentiated febrile illness lasting 3-14 days wi th no evident focus of infection following initial clinical evaluation
1,258
Mean - 37.4, SD - 20; >15 (Adults)
Blood culture (BacT/Alert 3D), Malaria - Thin blood smear, Dengue - IgM ELISA, Scrub typhus - IgM ELISA, Leptospira - IgM ELISA, Widal test. Convalescent testing if initial diagnosis unclear and patient consented.
Scrub typhus - 452 (35.9%); Dengue fever - 386 (30.6%); Malaria - 131 (10.4%) P. vivax - 83 (63.3%), P. falciparum - 38 (26.6%), Mixed - 13 (10%); Enteric fever - 47 (3.7%); Leptospirosis - 8 (0.6%)
O. tsutsugamushi, Dengue virus, P. vivax, P. falciparum
Ahmad S et al. (9)
2016
India
Uttarkhand, North India
Dec 2012 - Dec 2013
Tertiary care teaching hospital
Inpatient Acute undifferentiated febrile illness (<2 wks duration of fever and nolocalising features of infection). Patients without an etiological diagnosis were excluded.
233
18-75 yrs (Adults)
Acute malaria - Leishman stained smear positivity; Dengue - IgM serology (rapid card test, SD Bioline); Scrub typhus - IgM ELISA (InBios International, Inc., USA)
Scrub typhus - 65 (22%); Dengue fever - 58 (19%); Dengue + Scrub typhus - 21 (7%)
O. tsutsugamushi, Dengue virus
Galate LB et al. (10)
2016
India
Western India
Apr 2012 – Oct 2013
Tertiary care hospital
Not specified
Acute febrile illness and joint pain with clinical suspicion of chikungunya/ dengue
200
>12 years (Adults)
Chikungunya – IgM ELISA; Dengue – IgM ELISA
Dengue – 151 (75.5%); Chikungunya – 6 (3%); Chikungunya and dengue – 19 (9.5%)
Chikungunya virus, Dengue virus
Kalal BS et al. (11)
2016
India
South India
Jan 2010 – Oct 2012
Urban, Tertiary care hospital
Inpatient Fever for >5 days without an identifiable infection or fever <5 days with any two clinical features strongly suggestive of rickettsial infection.
103
<18, Mean – 7.4 (Paediatric)
Scrub typhus – IgM ELISA, Spotted fever group (R. conorii) – IgM ELISA
Scrub typhus – 53 (51.5%); Spotted fever group – 23 (22.3%)
O. tstsugamushi, R. conorii
Khan SA et al. (12)
2016
India
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland (Northeast India)
Sep 2013 - Feb 2015
Sero-survey
Not applicable
Samples collected randomly from people residing in scrub typhus affected areas
1,265
All ages
Spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFGR), Typhus group rickettsiae(TGR) and Scrub typhus group orientiae (STGO) - Indirect ELISAto detect antibodies, PCR in seropositives.
STGO - 390 (30.8%); SFGR - 175 (13.8%); TGR - 53 (4.2%); STGO and SFGR -62 (4.9%); STGO and TGR - 21(1.6%); SFGR and TGR - 9 (0.7%); 9/1265); STGO, SFGR and TGR - 1 (0.1%)
O. tsutsugamushi, Rickettsia spp.
Ittyachen AM et al. (13)
2015
India
Kerala, South India
Jan 2002 - Dec 2011
Tertiary care referral hospital
Inpatient Acute febrile illness, defined as fever, documented as >38 C at the time of admission, on more than two occasions for 2 -10 days.
9,739
>18 (Adults)
Culture (blood, urine, stool); Acute and convalescent phase serology; Malaria - Peripheral smear
Leptospirosis 3251 (33.3%); Dengue fever 741 (7.6%); Typhoid fever 493 (5%); Malaria 80 (0.8%)
Leptospira, Dengue virus, Salmonella sp.
Mittal G et al. (14)
2015
India
Uttarakhand, North India
Dec 2012 - Nov 2013
Tertiary care hospital
Not specified
Acute undifferentiated febrile, duration of fever from 5-14 days, no specific single organ involvement by history and physical examination, normal or non-specific results of complete blood count, thick film for malaria, urinalysis and chest roentgenogram.
2,547
>18 (Adults)
Blood cultures (Bactec 9120); Malaria - microscopy slides stained with Leishman stain (Fisher scientific) and/or antigen detection by rapid diagnostic kits (QDX); Scrub typhus - IgM ELISA, Dengue Duo NS1/ IgM Cassette; Leptospira IgM Cassette, Widal Ag kit with titres of O≥80, H≥160 or four fold rise; Anti HEV IgM EIA and Anti HAV IgM EIA.
Dengue - 956 (37.54%), enteric fever- 424 (16.5%), scrub typhus - 367 (14.42%), bacterial sepsis (10.3%), malaria - 175 (6.8%); hepatitis A (1.9%), hepatitis E (1.4%), leptospirosis (0.14%)
Dengue virus, Salmonella spp., O. tsutsugamushi
Basker P et al. (15)
2014
India
South India
Aug 2011 – Jul 2012
Urban, 15 Private clinics
Not specified
Fever cases withleptospirosis as delineated by the National Vector Borne Diseases Control Programme, Government of India
1,502
Not specified
Leptospirosis – Macroscopic Slide Agglutination test (MSAT) and IgM ELISA
Leptospirosis – 65 (4.3%) Leptospira
Singh R et al. (16)
2014
India
Uttarakhand, North India
Jul - Nov 2013
Tertiary care hospital
Inpatient Presenting with acute febrile illness, who tested positive for dengue serology, malaria antigen or slide test, Salmonella Typhi or Paratyphi and scrub typhus.
1,141
>=12
Dengue -ELISA NS 1 antigen and IgM; Malaria - malaria antigen or slide test; Enteric fever - Blood culture; Scrub typhus - IgM antibody against O. tsutsugamushi
Dengue - 812 (71.2 %), Malaria – 146 (12.8%), Typhoid - 92 (8.1%), Scrub typhus - 69 (6.0%)
Dengue virus, malaria, Salmonella sp., O. tsutsugamushi
Taraphdar D et al. (17)
2012
India
NorthEast India
2006 – 2009
Indian Council of Medical Research Virus Unit (Kolkata, India)
Not specified
Patients with a history of high fever (≥39 ◦C) for 3–10 days with any two of the following symptoms: joint pain; rashes all over the body; backache; and retro-orbital pain.
2,134
All ages
Chikungunya – IgM ELISA; Dengue – IgM ELISA
Chikungunya – 403 (18.9%); Dengue – 199 (9.3%)
Chikungunya virus; Dengue virus
Dahal KP et al. (18)
2016
Nepal
Province no. 3
Jul – Nov 2011
National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL)
Not specified
Patients referred to NPHL for a test on leptospirosis were included into the study. Any ictericsample or sample exhibiting haemolysis, lipaemia, or microbialgrowth was excluded from the study.
178
All ages
Leptospirosis – IgM ELISA Leptospirosis – 51 (28.7%) Leptospira
Pandey BD et al. (19)
2015
Nepal
Kanchanpur, Dang, Parsa
Aug - Nov 2013
Tertiary level hospitals
Inpatient Patients initially diagnosed clinically as dengue. Blood sample collected from all febrile patients at time of admission (1–7 days after fever onset).
169
Not specified
Dengue -IgG and IgM ELISA; Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) - IgG, IgM ELISA and confirmation by 50% focal reduction neutralization test (FRNT50).
DENV IgM only - 47 (27.8%), CHIKV IgM only - 6 (3.6%), Both CHIKV and DENV IgM positive - 3 (1.8%)
Dengue virus, Chikungunya virus
Pandey BD et al. (20)
2015
Nepal
12 Southern districts
2007 – 2013
District hospitals
Not specified
Presence of fever and any two of the following symptoms: myalgia, headache, arthralgia, skin rash, retro-
2,002
Mean – 31 (All ages)
Dengue – IgM ELISA Dengue – 523 (26.1%) Dengue virus
orbital pain, hemorrhagic manifestation(s), or leucopenia.
Thompson CN et al. (21)
2015
Nepal
Kathmandu
Jul 2008 - Aug 2011
Urban, General hospital
Outpatient An untreated undifferentiated febrile illness for > 3 days, and could be treated in the community.
627
>2 (All ages)
Blood culture (627); Randomly selected 125 from 627 for testing for O. tsutsugamushi and R. typhi (IgM/IgG ELISA, IgM/IgG IFA and RT-PCR); Rickettsia spp. (RT-PCR); Coxiella burnetti (Phase II IgM ELISA and Phase I/II IFA); Hantavirus Puumala (IgM ELISA and Anti-Hantavirus IIFT Mosaic II Test); Leptospira (IgM ELISA and Microscopic agglutination test); Brucella spp. (Rose–Bengal); Dengue (SD NS1 Ag ELISA)
S. Typhi and S. Paratyphi A - 218 (34.8%), murine typhus - 21 (17%, n=125), Hanta virus - 2 (1.6%, n=125), Q fever - 1 (0.8%, n=125)
S. Typhi,S. Paratyphi, R. typhi
Pradhan R et al. (22)
2012
Nepal
Kathmandu
Apr 2006 - Aug 2006 and Dec 2006 - Feb 2007
Urban, General hospital
Outpatient Consecutive children in hospital OPD with axillary temperature >=38oC.
1,084
Median - 4 (Range: 2 mths - 14yrs) (Paediatric)
Blood culture (BACTECTM PEDS PLUS/F blood culture bottles); R. typhi - Real-time PCR.
Salmonella Typhi - 107 (9.9%), Salmonella Paratyphi A - 30 (2.8%), R. typhi - 22 (2%), Streptococcus pneumoniae - 6 (0.6%), S. typhimurium - 2 (0.2%), Haemophilus influenzae type b - 1 (0.1%), Escherichia coli – 1 (0.1%)
S. Typhi, S. Paratyphi A, R. typhi
Naqvi S et al. (23)
2017
Pakistan
Karachi, Sindh
Jan-May 2017
Four tertiary care hospitals
Not specified
Consenting patients from the emergency department
1,275
Mean - 9.52, SD - 12.42 years
Chikungunya - Antibody testing. Confirmed by PCR
Chikungunya - 199 (15.6%) Chikungunya virus
Suleman M et al. (24)
2017
Pakistan
Nationwide
Jan 2009 – Dec 2014
National Institute of Health, Islamabad
Not specified
Patients with prolonged fever, defined as those with body temperatures >38°C on several occasions and lasting over a period of three weeks.
9,493
All ages
Dengue – IgM ELISA Dengue – 3,504 (37%) Dengue virus
Khan E et al. (25)
2016
Pakistan
Sindh
May - Oct 2015
Five study sites including four medical colleges
Not specified
Patients recruited with a case definition incorporating syndromic findings of acute hemorrhagic fever, acute flaccid paralysis, or unexplained fever
467
10-50 (All ages)
Dengue - NS1 Early Rapid Test. All negative sera were tested for Japanese Encephalitis virus (JEV) and West Nile virus (WNV) - IgM capture ELISA.
Dengue - 63 (13.5%, n=467), Japanese encephalitis virus - 32 (7.7%, n=414), West Nile virus - 16 (6.6%, n=241)
Dengue virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, West Nile virus
Ali A et al. (26)
2013
Pakistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhawa
Aug 2011 - Oct 2011
Primary, secondary, and tertiary collection centers
Not specified
Patients suspected of dengue.
612
Mean - 53.16, SD 44.22 , Range (4 - 85) (All ages)
Dengue - IgG and IgM ELISA Dengue - IgM - 195 (31.9%); IgG - 124 (20.3%); Both IgG and IgM - 23 (3.8%)
Dengue virus
Bandara K et al. (27)
2016
Sri Lanka
Western and Southern provinces
Jan 2013 - Jan 2014
Tertiary care hospital
Inpatient Patients suspected of leptospirosis admitted to medical wards.
168
Not specified
Leptospira - IgM immunochromatographic assay and microscopicagglutination test (MAT); PCR for Leptospira spp. DNA
Leptospira - 66 (39.3%) MAT and/or PCR positive
Leptospira spp.
Bodinayake CK et al. (28)
2016
Sri Lanka
Southern Province
Jun 2012 – May 2013
Teaching hospital
Inpatient Consecutive patients with documented fever at presentation or within 48 hoursof hospital admission. Excluded patients who presented withfocal bacterial infections, such as pneumonia or soft tissue infection.
976
≥1 (All ages)
Dengue – IgG ELISA (Paired serum), Virus isolation, RT-PCR
Dengue – 388 (39.8%) Dengue
Tissera H et al. (29)
2016
Sri Lanka
Colombo
Apr 2012 - Mar 2014
Three Government hospitals and three general practitioner clinics
Inpatient / Outpatient
Undifferentiated febrile illness with a duration of less than 7 days
3,127
Mean - 22.3, SD - 17.5, Range (0 - 90) (All ages)
Dengue - NS1 antigen ELISA, IgM capture ELISA and PCR
Dengue – 1,363 (43.6%) PCR and/or NS1 positive
Dengue virus
Tissera H et al. (30)
2014
Sri Lanka
Western Province
Nov 2008 – Jan 2010
Urban, Tertiary care hospital
Not Specified
Febrile illness was defined as a temperature≥38°C lasting ≤ 7 days in any child in the study cohort documentedby a parent, research assistant, or health care professional.
681
≤12 (Paediatric)
Dengue – RT-PCR, IgM ELISA Dengue – 27 (3.96%) Dengue virus
Kularatne SAM et al. (31)
2013
Sri Lanka
Central province
Jan 2002 - Dec 2007
Teaching hospital
Inpatient Patients with clinically diagnosed rickettsial infections.
122
Mean - 40, Range (11 to 83)
Rickettsioses - IgG and IgM antibody titers (O. tsutsugamushi, R. typhi, and R. conorii) using Indirect immunofluorescent antibody assay (IFA)
Spotted fever - 55 (45.1%), Scrub typhus infections - 7 (5.7%), Murine typhus - 1 (0.8%)
R. conorii, O. tsutsugamushi, R. typhi
Reller ME et al. (32-34)
2012 (I), 2012 (II) and 2013
Sri Lanka
South
Feb - Nov 2007
Teaching hospital
Inpatient / Outpatient
Febrile (>38°C tympanic) patients without trauma orhospitalization within the previous 7 days.
1,079
>=2 ; Median - 30.8 [IQR 19, 48]) (All ages)
Dengue - Paired serum samples tested by ELISA (IgG and IgM) and acute-phase serum samples were cultured and tested by PCR; Ricketssioses - Paired serum samples tested by IgG indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) and Rickettsia rickettsii and R. typhi antigens (Focus Diagnostics, Cypress, CA, USA). Scrub typhus (ST) -paired serum samples using IgG ELISA; CHIKV - IgG indirect immunoflorescence (IFA)
Acute dengue infection- 54 (6.3%, n=859), Past dengue infection - 410 (47.7%), Dengue virus isolated - 12 (22.2%, n=54); ; Rickettsioses - Spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFGR) - 118 (13.4%, n=883), Typhus group rickettsiae (TGR) - 61 (6.9%), O. tsutsugamushi - 17 (1.9%); Acute CHIKV - 28 (3.5%, n=797), Past CHIKV infection - 12(1.5%), CHIKV isolated -10 (35.7%, n=28)
Dengue virus, Chikungunya virus, O. tsutsugamushi, R. typhi, Spotted fever group rickettsia
South- East Asia
Kuijpers LMF et al. (35)
2017
Cambodia
Phnom Penh (South Central)
2008-2015
Non-government referral hospital
Inpatient/outpatient
Blood cultures positive for Salmonella sp between 2008-2015
18,927 blood cultures
Median for S. Typhi 23 (18-30), for Paratyphi A 26 (22-31)
Blood culture system, biochemicals, antisera and CLSI for susceptibilities
1,654 (8.7%) positive
Salmonella Paratyphi A 11.5%, n=190; Salmonella Typhi 3.9%, n=64; non- typhoidal Salmonella 2.9%, n=49. Increase in Paratyphi A seen from 2013
S. Paratyphi A
Bousfield R et al. (36)
2016
Cambodia
Siem Reap (North-western)
2010-2012
Tertiary hospital & district hospital
Inpatient History of fever, discharge diagnosis of typhoid or paratyphoid fever
227 children
Median 8.0 (5.5–11.6). Blood culture positive (n=160), 8.9 (7.0–11.1)
Blood culture 70% S. enterica serovar Typhi and serovar Paratyphi A (n=160)
Salmonella sp.
Pham Thanh D et al. (37)
2016
Cambodia
Siem Reap (North-western)
2007-2014
Tertiary childrens hospital
Inpatient Children with S. Typhi blood infection
262
Median 8.2 (IQR 5.1-11.5)
Blood cultures, Salmonella serotype-specific antisera (Murex Biotech), CLSI, WGS
All 262 had S. Typhi S.Typhi
Bosman P et al. (38)
2014
Cambodia
Chhaeb and Chey Saen, Preah Vihear Province (North East)
Sep- Oct 2013
Community
Community People in the village 2,499
Approximately 60% < 24
Malaria RDT (SD Bioline Ag P.f./Pan; Standard Diagnostics Ref 05FK60, Inc: Suwon City, Republic of Korea), PCR of dried blood spots
Overall Plasmodium prevalence 1.49% in Chhaeb and 2.61% in Chey Saen. 0.16% P. falciparum in Chhaeb, 2.04% in Chey Saen.
P. falciparum
Mueller TC et al. (39)
2014
Cambodia
Kratie Province (East), Pailin Province (Western)
Jan 2008- Dec 2010
Health centre; Rural
Inpatient For the febrile group- patients aged 7-49 with acute febrile illness and temp ≥38°C no longer than 8 days. Non-febrile control group were 7- 49 years and temp <38°C with no history of febrile illness
1,193 febrile, 282 non-febrile
Patients mean 23.4, controls mean 31.4
Malaria RDT(CareStart),Nested-PCR to detect Plasmodium, Leptospira, O. tsutsugamushi & Rickettsia. RT- PCR for DENV & Influenza-Virus
73.3% of febrile patients had a pathogen: P. vivax 33.4%, n=398; P. falciparum 26.5%, n=316; leptospirosis 9.4%, n=112; influenza 8.9%, n=107; dengue 6.3%, n=75; O. tsutsugamushi 3.9%, n=46; Rickettsia 0.2%, n=3; P. knowlesi-0.1%, n=2
P. vivax,P. falciparum,Leptospira sp,
Chheng K et al. (40)
2013
Cambodia
Siem Reap province (North-western)
2009-2010
Tertiary
Inpatient Febrile children admitted to hospital < 16 years, temp ≥ 38°C within 48 hrs of admission
1,180
Median 2 (IQR 0.8-6.4)
Blood culture, API (bioMe´rieux, France), CLSI, JEV and DENV IgM combo ELISA (Panbio), DENV NS1 ELISA (Standard diagnostics), pairs
Dengue 16.2%, n=198; Scrub typhus 7.8%, n=96; Japanese encephalitis 5.8%, n=71; 6.3% blood culture positive S. aureus
Dengue virus,O. tsutsugamushi,JEV
hospital; Urban serum tested for O. tsutsugamushi & R. typhi IgM ELISA. PCR to detect Leptospira spp, O. tsutsugamushi & R. typhi. rRT-PCR to detect HSV, VZV, enteroviruses & parechoviruses.
3.0%, n=37; S. Typhi-1.8%, n=22; S. pneumonia 1.5%, n=18; B. pseudomallei 1.1%, n=14; E. coli-1.1%, n=13; H. influenza-0.7%, n=9
Emary K et al. (41)
2012
Cambodia
Siem Reap (North-western)
2007-2012
Tertiary
Inpatient Children with salmonella
162
Median for S. Typhi 7 (IQR 4.5-10.4), Non typhoidal salmonella cases 0.9( IQR 0.3-2.9)
Blood culture, API (bioMérieux, Marcy l’Etoile, France), CLSI, agglutination with specific antisera (Bio-Rad, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire,UK) sequencing
100% Salmonella
91% S. Typhi, 6.8% non-typhoidal salmonella, 1.8% S. Paratyphi A
S. Typhi
Kasper MR et al. (42)
2012
Cambodia
Phnom Penh (South Central)
2006-2009
Five peri-urban and four ruralhealth care clinics
Outpatient People presenting with acute febrile illness, temp ≥ 38°C (tympanic), fever duration <10 days, 2 years or older
9,997
Median 13 (IQR 6-28)
Giemsa stain, Dengue IgM ELISA (Focus Diagnostics), PCR, blood culture BacT/Alert (bioMerieux,) API20E (bioMerieux), HEV IgM ELISA (MP Biomedicals), HAV IgM and HepB HBsAg (PT INDEC DIAGNOSTICS); Dengue IgG, Lepstospira IgM ELISA (PANBIO), Hantavirus IgG ELISA DxSelect (Focus)
Leptospirosis- 2079 (20.8%); Influenza- 1983 (19.9%); typhus group- 1339 (13.4%); spotted fever group- 1159 (11.6%); scrub typhus- 700 (7%); Hep E- 1109 (11.1%); dengue- 883 (8.9%); Hantavirus- 809 (8.1%); malaria- 716 (7.2%), (30.2% P. falciparum); ; blood culture positive- 629 (6.3%) (S. Typhi most common); Hep A- 56 (1.7%); Hep B- 26 (5.8%)
Leptospira sp.,Influenza virus,typhus group,spotted fever group
Wijedoru LP et al. (43)
2012
Cambodia
Siem Reap (North-western)
Apr- Jun 2009
Tertiary
Inpatient Children < 16 years with fever ≥ 38°C
134
Media 3 (IQR 1.45-7.25)
Blood cultures, IgMFA (Royal Tropical Institute), PCR
3.7% S. Typhi based on blood culture, 22.4% based on all 3 diagnostic tests
S. Typhi
Hardjo Lugito NP et al.(44)
2017
Indonesia
Karawaci, Tangerang, Banten
Jan 2011- Dec 2015
Teachinghospital
Inpatient Patients with typhoid fever
168
Median 19 (1-80)
Blood culture BACTEC (Becton-Dickinson, New Jersey, USA), CLSI, VITEK 2
100% Salmonella
55.4% S. Typhi, 44.6% S. Paratyphi
S.Typhi
Wardahani P et al. (45)
Indonesia
Surabaya
Feb- Aug 2012
Tertiary hospital
Inpatient/outpatient
Patients suspected of dengue fever with temp ≥38°C with at
148
68% children,
IgG, IgM (PanBio Dengue Duo), RT-PCR
53% DENV
73% DENV-1,
DENV-1
2017 least one symptom of dengue
32% adult age range 0-60 years
8% DENV-2,8% DENV-4,6% DENV-3,5% mixed
Kosasih H et al. (46)
2016
Indonesia
West Java
2000-2004, 2006-2009
Community
Outpatient Factory workers volunteering
2,167
Mean 35.6 (range 18-66)
IgM and IgG ELISA (Focus technology), hemagglutination inhibition assays, RT-PCR, sequencing for subtyping
268 (12.4%) Dengue. 1734 cases/100,000 person year
28.6% DENV-4, 26.5% DENV-3, 22.4% DENV-1,22.4% DENV-2
Dengue
Karyanti MR et al. (47)
2014
Indonesia
Country-wide
1968- 2013
All
Not reported
Patients with dengue haemorrhagic fever registered on the registry
Not reported IgG and IgM ELISA and RDT Incidence of dengue haemorrhagic fever went from 0.05/100,000 in 1968 to 35-40/100,000 in 2013
Dengue
Myint KS et al. (48)
2014
Indonesia
Bandung (West Java)
2004-2005 Inpatient Patients ≥10 years with fever of unknown etiology and one of hemorrhagic manifestation, platelet count <100,000/mm, renal insufficiency, liver dystunction or non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema
406
Not reported
RT-PCR, IgG ELISA (Focus Diagnostics, Cypress, CA)
249 positive.
Recent dengue 61%; hantavirus 0.2%, n=1; West Nile virus 0.2%, n=1
Dengue
Kosasih H et al. (49)
2013
Indonesia
Bandung (West Java)
2000-2004, 2006-2008
Community
Community Volunteers 4,380
Mean 37.1
RT-PCR, CHIKV IgG and IgM ELISA
12.2% dengue, first phase 6.7% Chikunginya, incidence of 10.1/1,000 person years, second phase 8.3% Chikungunya, 10.3/1,000 person years
Dengue, chikungunya
Punjabi NH et al. (50)
2013
Indonesia
North Jakarta
2001-2003
Hospital
Inpatient Fever for 3 days or diarhhoea
160,261
58% aged 5-20
Blood culture (BD Bactec system, Franklin Lakes, USA) polyvalent O Salmonella, specific O and Vi antisera (Difco Laboratories, Franklin Lakes, USA)
0.18% Salmonella. Incidence of S. Typhi and S. Paratyphi 1.4 and 0.5 per thousand population per year respectively
75% typhoid, 25% paratyphoid
Yoshikawa MJ et al. (51)
2013
Indonesia
Bali Province
2009-2011
Community
Not reported
People with dengue and chikungunya
12,490
Not reported
Surveys of charts 12,490 cases of Dengue, 1,211 chikungunya
Dengue, chikungunya
Punjabi NH et al. (52)
2012
Indonesia
North-eastern Papua
1997-2000
Provincial hospital; Rural
Inpatient History of fever ≥38°C, negative malaria slide
226
Median 25 (1-80)
Blood cultures, ELISA IgM and IgG for R. typhi, O.tsutsugamushi, spotted fever (PanBio), IgM ELISA for Leptospira (Panbio), PCR, MAT, HI assay for dengue and in house HI for JEV and IgM ELSIA (PanBio)
Blood culture positive- 34 (15%), (S. Typhi- 13 (5.72%), E. coli- 8 (3.53%), S. pneumoniae- 6 (2.65%), S. aureus- 5 (2.21%)); leptospirosis- 20 (8.8%); rickettsia- 19 (8.4%); dengue- 17 (7.5%)
Leptospira sp,Rickettsia sp,DENV
Chansamouth V et al. (53)
2016
Lao PDR
Vientiane (Central)
2006-2010
Tertiaryhospital
Inpatient Pregnant woman with temp ≥37.5°C
250
Median 24 (16-45)
Rickettsias- RDT, IFA, PCR Lepto- MAT, Dengue ELISA (Panbio), RT-PCR HepE ELISA, nested RT-PCR, Malaria stain, blood and urine cultures
60% positive. Dengue 30%, n=76; pyelonephritis 9%, n=23; murine typhus 4%, n=10; scrub typhus 3.6%, n=9; Salmonella Typhi 2%, n=6
Dengue
Dittrich S et al. (54)
2015
Lao PDR
Vientiane(Central)
Jan 2003- Nov 2011
Tertiaryhospital
Inpatient Patients of all ages with CNS symptoms or signs requiring a lumbar puncture
1,112
Median 24 (0-85)
Culture, scrub typhus IgM rapid test (Standard Diagnostics), PCR
24% positive
35% had either O. tsutsugamushi, R. typhi/rickettsia spp or leptospira, 4% bacterial
O. tsutsugamushi, R. typhi/rickettsia spp, leptospira
Mayxay M et al. (55)
2015
Lao PDR
Savannakhet (South)
May-Aug 2003, May-Aug 2004
DistrictHospital; Rural
Inpatient Patients presenting with fever with negative malaria smears or fever <21 days
229
Median 15 (1-80)
Dengue & JEV ELISA (Panbio), RT-PCR for dengue serotyping, leptospirosis MAT, typhus, murine tuphus & SFG IFA
52% positive. Dengue 30.1%, n=69 (8 PCR patients. DENV-1 n=5, DENV-2 n=3); leptospirosis 7%, n=16; JEV 3.5%, n=8; Scrub typhus 2.6%, n=6; Spotted fever group 0.9%; unspecified flavivirus 0.9% n=2; murine typhus 0.4%, n=1
Dengue,Leptospira sp.
Anderson et al. (56)
2014
Lao PDR
Vientiane(Central)
2000 -2011
Tertiaryhospital
Inpatient Infants aged 0- 60 days within 72 hrs of admission with sepsis
1,438
3 days (0-60)
Blood culture, CLSI 5.9% grew a clinically significant pathogen
46% S. aureus, 13% E. coli, 11% K. pneumoniae, 6% E. aerogenes, 5% E. faecalis
S. aureus, E. coli, K. pneumoniae
Mayxay M et al. (57)
2013
Lao PDR
Laung Namtha (Northwest), Salavan (South)
May 2008 Dec 2010
Provincial hospitals; Rural
Inpatient Patients aged between 5-49 with fever ≥ 38°C for 8 or < days
1,938
Median 19 (5-49)
Malaria smear & plasmodium immunochromatographic (ICT diangstics)NSI, IgM and IgG Dengue ELISA (Panbio), anti- Japanese encephalistis virus IgM ELISA (Panbio), RT-PCR( MJ research) for P,vivax & P.falciparium; RT PCR for O. tsutsugamushi, rickettsia, R.typhi
41% positive. Dengue- 156 (8%); scrub typhus- 122 (7%); influenza- 115 (32%); JEV- 112 (6%); leptospirosis- 109 (6%); bacteremia- 53 (8%) (S. Typhi n=38)
Influenza,Dengue,Leptospira sp,
Suppiah J et al. (58)
2017
Malaysia
Serdang, Selangor (West)
2014-2016
Tertiary hospital
Inpatient Randomly selected patients admitted for dengue fever
268 confirmed dengue patients
Mean SD: 32.3 ± 9.4
Real-Time PCR, MAT 4.1% dengue-leptospirosis co-infection.
67.5% DENV-1, 15.7% DENV-2, 6.3% DENV-3
DENV-1
Nor Aizah A et al. (59)
2016
Malaysia
Selayang, Selangor state (West)
2001-2011
Tertiaryhospital
Inpatient CAI patients with bacteraemia
222
Median 11.7 months
Blood cultures, API, VITEK (bioMérieux, France), CLSI
S. aureus 17.1%, n=38; nontyphoidal salmonella 16.2%, n=36; S. pneumoniae 12.6%, n=28; E.coli 6.3%, n=14; Strep. B 5%, n=11; Klebsiella pneumoniae 4.5%, n=10
S. aureus,nontyphoidal salmonella,S. pneumonia
Mallhi T H et al. (60)
2015
Malaysia
Kelantan (North East)
2008-2013
Teaching hospital
Inpatient >12yrs, confirmed dengue
667 dengue patients
Mean 30.69 ± 16.13 years
RT-PCR, IgM IgG (PanBio) Dengue IgM ELISA, Dengue IgM Dot Enzyme Immunoassay, (SD Dengue) IgM and IgG capture ELISA (Standard Diagnostics, Korea), NS1
100% dengue Dengue
Mia MS et al. (61)
2013
Malaysia
Country-wide
2000-2010
All
All Patients with dengue Not reported Not reported All 4 subtypes circulating at different times. Mean incidence for time period was 84.71 per 100000 populations per year
Dengue
Rafizah AA et al. (62)
2013
Malaysia
North East
Aug 2010- Feb 2011
Provincialhospital
Inpatient Patients with febrile illness >18 years, oral temp >37°C
999
Mean 30.4, range 18-94
IgM leptospira ELISA (PanBio), MAT
8.4% Seroprevalence of leptospirosis
Leptospirosis
Kyaw, AK. et al. (63)
2017
Myanmar
Mandalay (Mandalay Region), Myeik (Tanintharyi Region)
July-August 2015
2 Tertiary hospitals; Urban
Inpatient Fever with clinically diagnosed dengue fever
332 clinically diagnosed dengue infection
All ages
ELISA DENV-IgM; Dengue NS1 antigen rapid test, virus isolation and serotyping by RT-PCR
280 (84.3%)
DENV-1 (27.1%); DENV-2 (5.7%); DENV-4 (1.8%); DENV-3 (0.4%)
DENV-1
Win Kay Khine et al. (64)
2017
Myanmar
Yangon (Yangon Region)
Jan to July 2015
Tertiary hospital; Urban
Inpatient Fever with clinically diagnosed dengue fever
234
12* years
ICT Dengue (NS1 Ag and IgM/IgG) virus isolation and serotyping by IFA
178 (76%) seropositive
DENV-1 (70.0%); DENV-3 (15.0%); DENV-2 (10%)
DENV-1
Ngwe Tun, MM. et al. (65)
2016
Myanmar
Mandalay Paediatric Hospital
June-August 2013
Tertiary hospital; Urban
Inpatient Fever with clinically diagnosed DHF/DSS
300
12* years
Dengue virus IgM, Virus isolation, RT-PCR, sequencing
175 (58.3%) DENV -1,2, 3
Nyein PP et al.(66)
2016
Myanmar
Yangon (Yangon Region)
Jan 2014- Sep 2015
Tertiary referral hospital; Urban
Inpatient Patients with diagnosis of P. falciparum
67
Median without bacteraemia 34 (25-44), with bacteraemia 32 (22-46)
Malaria RDT (SD Bioline), Routine blood cultures (BACTEC), VITEK
9 with bacteraemia
7 (78%) with GNR (3 E.coli, 3 S. Typhi, 1 non typhoid salmonella)
E.coli, S.Typhi
Saw Myat Thwe et al. (67)
2016
Myanmar
Mandalay (Mandalay Region)
1 Feb 2012 to 13 Nov 2013
2 Tertiary hospitals; Urban
Inpatient and outpatient
Fever 324
> 2 months
Blood culture; Salmonella serotyping
109 (33.6%)
S. aureus 43/109 (39.4%); Salmonella enterica ser Typhi 8/109 (7.3%); P. aeruginosa 7/109 (6.4%)
S. aureus
Theingi Win Myat et al. (68)
2016
Myanmar
Yangon (Yangon Region)
Jan-Sept 2014
Tertiary hospital; Urban
Inpatient Fever with clinically diagnosed dengue fever
139
12* years
ICT Dengue (NS1 Ag and IgM/IgG) virus isolation and serotyping by IFA
76 (55.0%) seropositive
DENV-1 (47.0%); DENV-4 (30.0%); DENV-2 (17.0%); DENV-3 (6.0%)
DENV-1
Thant, KZ. et al. (69)
2015
Myanmar
Mandalay (Mandalay Region)
2006
Tertiary hospital; Urban
Inpatient Fever with clinically diagnosed dengue fever
110
12* years
DENV IgM- and IgG- capture ELISA; Virus isolation and RT-PCR
96 (87.3%)
DENV-4 (2.1%); DENV-3 (1.0%)
Dengue
Myat TO et al. (70)
2014
Myanmar
Yangon (Yangon Region)
2005-2013
Tertiary hospital
Inpatient Any outpatient or inpatient with suspected bloodstream infection or prolonged fever
3,865
Median 40 (12–100)
Blood culture 11.6%
S. aureus (38.1%); Pseudomonas spp. (4%); Citrobacter spp. (10.7%); E. coli (10%)
S. aureus
Ngwe Tun, MM et al. (71)
2014
Myanmar
Mandalay (Mandalay Region)
July-October 2010
Tertiary hospital; Urban
Inpatient Fever with clinically diagnosed DF/DHF/ DSS
116
12* years
ELISA DENV-IgM and CHIKV-IgM;
53 (45.7%) DENV (40.5%); CHIKV (5.2%)
Ngwe Tun, MM et al. (72)
2013
Myanmar
Pyinmana, Mandalay (Mandalay Region)
Pyinmana (2004); Mandalay (2006)
Tertiary hospital; Urban
Inpatient Fever with clinically diagnosed DHF/DSS
160
12* years
DENV IgM- and IgG- capture ELISA; serotyping by DENV FRNT50
139 (86.8%) DENV-1-4
Undurrage EA et al. (73)
2017
The Philippines
Cebu city, Visayas region
2010-2014
Not reported
Not reported
People with dengue 1,008
Approximately 20% per age group
IgG/IgM ELISA, RT-PCR 794,255 annual dengue episodes and 535 DALYs per million population
Dengue
Alera MT et al. (74)
2016
The Philippines
Cebu city, Visayas region
Mar- May 2012
Community
Outpatient People ≥6 mths, residence in Punta Princesa
854
Approximately 20% per age group
DENV IgM/IgG ELISA (in-house), PCR
100% dengue Dengue
Capeding MR et al. (75)
The Philippines
Luzon, Mindanao and
2009-2010
Regional hospitals
Inpatient Patients ≤18 years and hospitalized for suspected dengue,
2,103 suspected dengue
Serotype-specific RT-PCR and IgM immunoassay (PanBio;Alere, Brisbane, Australia)
86.1% dengue Dengue
2015 the Visayas temperature ≥38°C for 2−7 days and 2 or more dengue-associated symptoms
Mean 9.0 ± 3.5 (1-18yrs)
Hapuarachchi HC et al.(76)
2016
Singapore 2013-2014
All
All Patients with dengue 40,508
Not reported
NS1 antigen test or RNA PCR 410.6 per 100,000 in 2013 and 335 per 100,000 people in 2014
61.7% DENV-1 in 2013, 79.2% 2014
Thein TL et al. (77)
2015
Singapore
Tan Tock Seng
2004-2008
Not reported
Inpatient Laboratory diagnosed adult dengue patients
9,553 dengue patients
Not reported
RT-PCR, Rapid Strip Test (Panbio Diagnostic, Queensland, Australia), blood culture
29 (0.3%) dengue patients with bacteraemia
48.3% S. aureus, 17% S. Typhi, 10% E. coli, 6.9% K. pneumoniae, 6.9% Streptococcus species (alpha-hemolytic Streptococcus and S. milleri), 3.4% P. aeruginosa, 3.4% A. Baumannii
Dengue, S. aureus, S. Typhi
Yung CF et al. (78)
2015
Singapore
Tan Tock Seng
2005-2011
Teaching hospital
Inpatient Adults presenting with acute undifferentiated fever within 3 days of onset without alternate diagnosis
3,468 patients
Median 31
RT-PCR, NS1 antigen (Bio-Rad), Dengue IgG Indirect, IgG Capture, and IgM Capture ELISAs (Alere Inc., Waltham, MA).
18.7% Dengue
22% DENV-1, 57.1% DENV-2, 17.1% DENV-3, 3.8% DENV-4
DENV-2
Lim, C et al. (79)
2016
Thailand
9 provinces (North East)
2004-2010
Provincial hospitals
Inpatient Hospitals who agreed to participate and admission records were available
1,255,571
All ages
Blood culture system , CLSI 20,803 patients positive (1.2%)
E. coli- 4279 (48%); S. aureus- 1881 (19%); K. pneumoniae- 1661 (17%); Acinetobacter spp.- 1065 (11%); P. aeruginosa- 568 (5.8%); Enterococcus spp.- 342 (3.5%)
E. coli, S. aureus, K. pneumoniae
Thipmontree W et al. (80)
2016
Thailand
Nakhon Ratchasima(North-East)
Jun 2011- Dec 2012
Tertiary hospital
Outpatient Patients with acute undifferentied fever ≥18 years with temp ≥38°C <14 days
495
Mean 54.1
IgM, IgG antibody test IFA, RT-PCR, nested PCR
146 positive for scrub typhus (29.5%)
Scrub typhus
Bhoomiboonchoo P et al. (81)
2015
Thailand
Bangkok and Kamphaeng Phet
1994-2010
Tertiary and provincial hospitals
Inpatient Patients with dengue 38,740
Mean 7.6 at infection one, 11.2 at infection two
RT-PCR, IgM/IgG ELISA 100% dengue Dengue
Blacksell SD et al. (82)
2015
Thailand
Chiang Rai, Mae Sot
Chiang Rai 2006-2007, Mae Sot March- May 2011
Tertiary Hospital
Inpatient Chiang Rai- > 15 years old with acute fever of < 2 weeks duration, no evidence of primary focus of infection, and three negative malaria blood smears. Mae Sot- Patients aged > 5 years old and presenting to these clinics with undifferentiated febrile illness
375 serum samples
Not reported
IgG, IFA (Fuller Laboratories, Fullerton, CA)
E. chaffeensis- 60.4% Mae Sot, B. henselae- 18.1% Chiang Rai, 8.6% Mae Sot and C. burnetii- 6.4% Chiang Rai, 0.5% Mae Sot
E. chaffeensis, B. henselae, C. burnetii
Khongwichit s et al. (83)
2015
Thailand
Nakhon Ratchasima(North- East)
July 2011- Dec 2012
Tertiaryhospital
Inpatient Patients with fever who gave a serum sample
274
Not reported
IgG, IgM serology and NSI ELISA, RT-PCR pan flavivirus primers
38 patients positive
19 dengue,10% DENV-1, 10% DENV-2, 15.8%DENV-3.10 leptospirosis, 9 scrub typhus
Dengue, leptospirosis, scrub typhus
Olsen SJ et al. (84)
2015
Thailand
Bangkok, Hat Yai (South)
2003-2005
Referral hospital & district hospital
Inpatient Patients with acute (<14 day) onset of brain dysfunction with fever or hypothermia ((>38°C), history of fever) and with abnormalities seen on neuroimages or electroencephalograms or with cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis
149
Median 12 (range 0–83)
PCR, culture, antigen, or pathogen-specific IgM in CSF
25% etiology confirmed, 11% probable, 30% possible and 34% unknown
40% JEV, 16% enteroviruses, 8% Cryptococcus spp., 8% H. influenzae, 8% S. pneumoniae, 5% varicella-zoster virus, 5% dengue,
JEV, enterovirus
Srisawat N et al. (85)
2015
Thailand
9 centres in 8 provinces
2012-2014
2 referral/tertiary care hospital, 7 provincial hospital
Inpatient fever > 38°C, severe myalgia and history of exposure to reservoir animals
221 recruited cases, 113 cases were leptospirosis confirmed cases
Mean 15.5
Agglutination test, uNGAL ELISA (R&D, Minneapolis, MN, USA), Plasma NGAL Triage NGAL kit (Alere, San Diego, CA, USA), MAT, direct culture, PCR
100% leptospirosis Leptospirosis
Hongsuwan M et al. (86)
2014
Thailand
North-East
2004-2010
Multi-centre Provincialhospitals
Inpatient Patients in hospital with hospital or healthcare associated infection
1,069,443 at risk of HAB, 119,286 at risk of HCAB
HAI median 51 (0-88), HCAI medial 57 (0-89)
Not reported 0.32% HAI, 1.83% HCAI
HAI= 16.2% Acinetobacter sp, 13.9% K. pneumoniae, 13.9% S. aureus. HCAI= 26.3% E.coli, 14% S. aureus, 9.7% K. pneumoniae
E. coli, Acinetobacter, S. aureus
Thipmontree W et al. (87)
2014
Thailand
Nakhon Ratchasima (North- East)
Jul 2001- Dec 2002 and Jul 2011- Dec 2012
Provincialhospital
Inpatient People >18 years presenting with acute undifferentiated fever temp ≥38°C for <15 days
2,726
2001-2002 mean 45, 2011-2012 mean 47
For leptospirosis- EMJH medium, IFA, RT-PCR. Rickettsia- IgG and IgM IFA
First period- 40% leptospirosis, 24.1% scrub typhus, 2nd period 28.3% scrub typhus, 12.7% leptospirosis
Leptospirosis, scrub typhus
Kanoksil, M et al. (88)
2013
Thailand
20 provinces from North East
2004-2010
Provincialhospitals
Inpatient Patients with community acquired bacteremia who had pathogenic organisms isolated from blood within 2 days of hospitalisation without a prior inpatient episode in the preceding 30 days
15,251
Median 57 (0-104)
Microbiology laboratory data Incidence of 38.1 per 100,000 people per year at 2010
E. coli 23.1%, n=3,525; B.pseudomallei 19.3%, n=2,943; S. aureus 8.2%, n=127
E. coli, B. pseudomallei
Laoprasopwattana K et al. (89)
2012
Thailand
South
Apr- Jul 2009
Tertiary hospital
Outpatient Children between 1 month and 15 years with fever <7 days with arthralgia/arthritis, myalgia or rash
50
Not reported
Chikungunya IFA IgM (IFA; EUROIMMUNAG, Luebeck, Germany)
64% chikungunya, 20% dengue
Chikungunya, dengue
Rattanaumpawan P et al. (90)
2013
Thailand
Bangkok
Jul 2007- Dec 2008
Tertiary hospital
Inpatient Patients with at least 1 blood culture positive for a non-fermenting gram negative bacilli and met criteria for systemic inflammatory response syndrome with 24hrs before/after obtaining the blood culture
221
Median 54 (IQR 37-71)
Blood culture, biochemicals, sequencing
100%
32.7% A. baumannii, 27.8% P. aeruginosa, 5.4% S. maltophilia, 4.9% A. lwoffi, 2.7% B. pseudomallei
A. baumannii, P. aeruginosa
Rhodes J et al. (91)
2013
Thailand
Sa Kaeo and NakhonPhanom provinces
May 2005- Mar 2010
Provincialhospital
Inpatient People with S. pneumoniae bacteremia
196
25% < 5, 9.7% <5-9, 21.8% 20-49, 18.3% 50-64, 25% >65
BactT/ALERTH 3D microbial detectionsystem (bioMerie´ux), PCR
3.5 per 100,000 person years S. pneumoniae
Sriwongpan P et al. (92)
2013
Thailand
Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai (North)
2004-2010
Tertiary hospital
Outpatient Patients with scrub typhus as defined by WHO
526
Mean non severe 25.0, severe 32.6
Not reported 100% scrub typhus Scrub typhus
Watt G et al. (93)
2013
Thailand
Khon kaen (Northeast)
2010-2012
2 university hospitals
Inpatient Patients >16 years who met modified Duke criteria for endocarditis
132
Median 47 (16–85)
Blood culture (BD BACTEC Plus Aerobic/F Medium; Becton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA), IFA, DNA was extracted from surgically excised heart valves QIAamp DNA FFPE Tissue Kit (QIAGEN, Courtaboeuf, France), 16S rRNA; fungi (18S rRNA)
45%; 25.0% zoonotic bacteria
C. burnetti (5 cases); B. henselae (4cases); Streptococcus suis (4 cases); Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (1 case); and Campylobacter fetus (1 case)
C. burnetti, B. henselae, Streptococcus suis
Punpanich W et al. (94)
2012
Thailand
Bangkok
Jan 2001- Dec 2010
Tertiary hospital
Inpatient Children aged 0-18 years diagnosed with invasive salmonellosis
229
Median 10 months (IQR 19.5)
Culture, serogroup agglutination 100% salmonella Salmonella
Sirivichayahul C et al. (95)
2012
Thailand
Muang District, Ratchaburi Province
2006-2008
Provincialhospital
Outpatient Healthy children aged 3-10
9,448 person years
Median for undifferentiated
IgM and IgG ELISA 12.1% dengue Dengue
fever 9.3, dengue fever 9.6 and dengue haemorrhagic fever 10.0
Sabchareon et al. (96)
2012
Thailand
Muang District, Ratchaburi Province
2006-2009
Community
Community Children aged 3-13 years
5,842
Median in 2006/2007 9, 2008/2009 11
IgM/IgG EIA, RT-PCR 6.74% dengue
43% DENV-1, 29% DENV-2, 20% DENV-3, 8% DENV-4
DENV-1
Dat VQ et al. (97)
2017
Viet Nam
Hanoi (North)
2011-2013
Tertiary referral clinic
Inpatient and outpatient
All cases of bloodstream infection in the 3 year period
738
Median 48 (36-60)
Blood culture (Bactec,Becton Dickinson, USA), VITEK, API API testing (bioMérieux,France), CLSI
100% positive, case fatality among blood stream infections 28.9%
K. pneumoniae- 129 (17.5%); E. coli- 128 (17.3%) (25.1% Enterobacteriaceae ESBL); S. aureus- 110 (14.9%) (37% MRSA); S. maltophilia- 71 (9.6%); S. suis- 56 (7.6%)
K. pneumoniae, E. coli, S. aureus
Vo NTT et al. (98)
2017
Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh City(South)
2013-2015
Tertiary hospital
Inpatient Patients with dengue 1,672Mean 24.98
Not reported 100% dengue Dengue
Hamaguchi S et al. (99)
2015
Viet Nam
Hanoi(North)
Mar 2001- Feb 2003
Tertiary hospital
Inpatient Patients with acute undifferentiated fever, >15 years, fever ≥37.5°C, had atleast 1 of 5 secondary findings- nonspecific rash, multiple lyphadenopathy, eschar, hepatomegaly and/or spelomegaly and no receovery after beta lactom antibiotic
579
Mean 46.2
IgM ELISA for O. tsutsugamushi, IgG IFA for R. typhi (Focus Diagnostics, Cypress, CA)
74% positive40.9% scrub typhus, 33.3% murine typhus
Scrub typhus, murine typhus
Nadjm B et al. (100)
2014
Viet Nam
North
2001-2003
Tertiary referral
Inpatient People presenting with fever, eschar, lyphadenopathy and rash or fever with no other signs
749
3.2% ≤15
Scrub typhus IgG, IgM ELISA (Panbio), O tsutsugamushi RDT (SD Bioline)
3.5% scrub typhus Scrub typhus
Nguyen DNet al. (101)
2014
Viet Nam
Hanoi (North)
Sep 2009- Sep 2010
Referral hospital
Inpatients Patients with fever and suspected of TB
94
Median 33
Bactec mycolytic blood cultures (Becton Dickinson, USA), ZN stain, MAC PCR, GenoType MTBDRplus assay (HainLifesciences, Nehren, Germany)
14 positive 3 M. avium
Parry CM et al. (102)
2014
Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh City, Cao Lanh, Dong Thap Province (South)
1993-1994, 1997- 1999
Tertiary hospital
Inpatient Patients with typhoid fever
581
7.6% < 5, 38.9% ≥16
Blood culture (BACTEC), biochemical tests, Salmonella specific antisera (Murex diagnostics), CLSI
100% S.Typhi S. Typhi
Capeding MR et al. (103)
2013
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam
Indonesia (Jakarta, West Java, Bali), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Penang), Philippines (Muntinlupa city, Cebu City), Thailand (Ratchaburi, Kamphaeng Phet) and Viet Nam (TienGiang province)
Jun 2010- Jul 2011
Community
Outpatient Healthy children aged 2-14 years, not received a vaccine in the 4 weeks before
1,500
Mean 8.4. median 8.5 (2-15)
IgM ELISA for chikungunya (NovaTec), culture, NS1 (BioRad) and IgM Capture DxSelect ELISA (Focus) for dengue, IHA for leptospirosis, rickettsia IFA IgG/IgM (Focus), hepatitis A Anti-HAV IgM ELISA (DIAsource), S. Typhi IgM ELISA (Calbiotech), Influenza A (NovaLisa NovaTec)
19% had acute fever with incidence density of 33.6 per 100 person years
35% of febrile patients had chikungunya, 29.4% S. Typhi, 11.4% dengue
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