Afebrile Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia Infection After a Bite from a Dermacentor variabilis Tick Infected with Rickettsia montanensis

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• Alternative Title:
  Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis
• Personal Author:
  McQuiston, Jennifer H. ; Zemtsova, Galina ; Perniciaro, Jamie ; Hutson, Mark ; Singleton, Joseph ; Nicholson, William L. ; Levin, Michael L.
• Description:
  Several spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFGR) previously believed to be nonpathogenic are speculated to contribute to infections commonly misdiagnosed as Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) in the United States, but confirmation is difficult in cases with mild or absent systemic symptoms. We report an afebrile rash illness occurring in a patient 4 days after being bitten by a Rickettsia montanensis-positive Dermacentor variabilis tick. The patient's serological profile was consistent with confirmed SFGR infection.
• Subjects:
  Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents Antibodies, Bacterial Arachnid Vectors Child Dermacentor DNA, Bacterial Doxycycline Exanthema Female Fever Humans Polymerase Chain Reaction Rickettsia Rickettsia Infections Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Sequence Analysis, DNA Serologic Tests Tick Bites

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• Source:
  Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 12(12):1059-1061.
• Pubmed ID:
  23153005
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4699432
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4c102c37a2c13957dd797057129e8692cf7f17b8ca198fd77865b0bdf2c1db51
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/37236/cdc_37236_DS1.pdf
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