Fatal Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis Infection, Israel

Weinberger, Miriam; Keysary, Avi; Sandbank, Judith; Zaidenstein, Ronit; Itzhaki, Avi; Strenger, Carmela; Leitner, Moshe; Paddock, Christopher D.; Eremeeva, Marina E.

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Fatal Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis Infection, Israel

Published Date:

May 2008

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 14(5):821-824.

Language:

English

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Weinberger, Miriam ; Keysary, Avi ; Sandbank, Judith ; Zaidenstein, Ronit ; Itzhaki, Avi ; ... More ▼

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Description:

Underdiagnosis of fatal spotted fever may be attributed to nonspecific clinical features and insensitive acute-phase serologic studies. We describe the importance of molecular and immunohistochemical methods in establishing the postmortem diagnosis of locally acquired Israeli spotted fever due to Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis in a traveler returning to Israel from India.

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Journal Article

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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India

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