Rickettsia mongolotimonae Infection in South Africa

Pretorius, Anne-Marié; Birtles, Richard J.

doi:10.3201/eid1001.020662

i

Rickettsia mongolotimonae Infection in South Africa

Supporting Files Public Domain

Jan 2004
By Pretorius, Anne-Marié ; Birtles, Richard J.

Details

Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Pretorius, Anne-Marié ; Birtles, Richard J.
Description:

We report the first laboratory-confirmed case of Rickettsia mongolotimonae infection in Africa. The patient sought treatment for an eschar on his toe; lymphangitis, severe headaches, and fever subsequently developed. After a regimen of doxycycline, symptoms rapidly resolved. R. mongolotimonae infection was diagnosed retrospectively by serologic tests and molecular-based detection of the organism in biopsy specimens of eschar material.
Subjects:

Adult Anti-Bacterial Agents Dispatch Doxycycline Humans Male Rickettsia Infections
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 10(1):125-126.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

South Africa
Location:

Africa
Volume:

10
Issue:

1
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:3275d1263d6d466dfba2d5e1abcea94ee66525ae363061e10dc5d080aef65256
Download URL:

https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14147/cdc_14147_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF - 45.36 KB ]

ON THIS PAGE

Details Supporting Files

CDC STACKS serves as an archival repository of CDC-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, guidelines, recommendations, or other public health information authored or co-authored by CDC or funded partners.

As a repository, CDC STACKS retains documents in their original published format to ensure public access to scientific information.