| Literature DB >> 18649945 |
Abstract
The spotted fever rickettsia, Rickettsia helvetica, is mostly reported to present a flu-like self-limiting disease. In the present case, however, where the presence of R. helvetica in the blood was verified by PCR together with serologic evidence of infection, the patient presented a different clinical picture with acute febrile illness, rash and long-lasting myasthenia.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID： 18649945 DOI： 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.06.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect ISSN： 0163-4453 Impact factor: 6.072