Table 3.

Clinical characteristics and laboratory test results of the patients with Rickettsia felis infection.

Patient	1	2	3	4
Sex	female	Male	female	female
Age	59	58	54	81
Location	Zhejiang Province	Fujian Province	Zhejiang Province	Shanxi Province
Onset date	May	April	May	June
Fever	present	Present	present	present
CRP	increased	Increased	increased	increased
Leukopenia	absent	Present	present	absent
Rash	absent	Present	present	present
Skin lesions	absent	absent	present	present
Liver dysfunction	absent	absent	present	present
Kidney dysfunction	absent	absent	absent	present
Lung lesions	present	present	present	present
Effusion	absent	absent	pleural effusion	pericardial, pleural effusion
Arthropod bitten	NA	present	NA	present