Rickettsia felis rickettsiosis in Yucatan

Authors
Zavala-Velazquez, JE Ruiz-Sosa, JA Sanchez-Elias, RA Becerra-Carmona, G Walker, DH
Citation
Je. Zavala-velazquez et al., Rickettsia felis rickettsiosis in Yucatan, LANCET, 356(9235), 2000, pp. 1079-1080
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
LANCET
ISSN journal
01406736 → ACNP
Volume
356
Issue
9235
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1079 - 1080
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-6736(20000923)356:9235<1079:RFRIY>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Three patients with fever, exanthem, headache, and central-nervous-system i nvolvement were diagnosed with Rickettsia felis infection by specific PCR o f blood or skin and seroconversion to surrogate Rickettsia antigens. Althou gh R fells's relationship to other Rickettsia species is known and the path ogenic potential of this clade is well documented, R felis's role as a path ogen has not been fully understood.