Novel Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis, Brazil

Spolidorio, Mariana G.; Labruna, Marcelo B.; Mantovani, Elenice; Brandão, Paulo E.; Richtzenhain, Leonardo J.; Yoshinari, Natalino H.

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Novel Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis, Brazil

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Mar 2010
By Spolidorio, Mariana G. ; Labruna, Marcelo B. ; Mantovani, Elenice ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Spolidorio, Mariana G. ; Labruna, Marcelo B. ; Mantovani, Elenice ; Brandão, Paulo E. ; Richtzenhain, Leonardo J. ; Yoshinari, Natalino H.
Description:

We report a clinical case of spotted fever group rickettsiosis acquired in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Definitive diagnosis was supported by seroconversion between acute-phase and convalescent-phase serum samples. Molecular analysis of skin samples indicated the agent was a novel spotted fever group strain closely related to Rickettsia africae, R. parkeri, and R. sibirica.
Subjects:

Aged Animals Antibodies, Bacterial DNA, Bacterial Humans Male Molecular Sequence Data Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Sequence Analysis, DNA Skin
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 16(3):521-523.
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Journal Article
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Dispatch
Place as Subject:

Brazil
Volume:

16
Issue:

3
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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