Severe Case of Rickettsiosis Identified by Metagenomic Sequencing, China

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Teng, Zhongqiu ; Shi, Yan ; Peng, Yao ; Zhang, Huayi ; Luo, Xia ; Lun, Xinchang ; Xia, Lianxu ; You, Yuanhai ; Li, Zhenpeng ; Zhang, Wen ; Zhang, Ying ; Dong, Shicun ; Guo, Wentao ; Kan, Biao ; Pang, Bo ; Xu, Jianguo ; Qin, Aiping
• Description:
  A case of Rickettsia sibirica subspecies sibirica BJ-90 infection in China was identified by metagenomic analysis of an eschar biopsy specimen and confirmed by nested PCR. Seroprevalence of spotted fever group Rickettsia was ≈17.4% among the local population. This report highlights the threat of rickettsioses to public health in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
• Subjects:
  Humans Rickettsia Rickettsia Infections Seroepidemiologic Studies
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 27(5):1530-1532
• Pubmed ID:
  33900186
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8084477
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  China ; Tibet
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6ce2ac66314a0f4a129bc4342bc6bba2b2c2475814fbb4b65a63d922afcbd0b6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/106005/cdc_106005_DS1.pdf
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