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Fatal spotted fever group rickettsiosis due to Rickettsia conorii conorii mimicking a hemorrhagic viral fever in a South African traveler in Brazil.

Daniele N de Almeida1, Alexsandra R Favacho, Tatiana Rozental, Halime Barcaui, Alexandro Guterres, Raphael Gomes, Silvana Levis, Janice Coelho, Alberto Chebabo, Ligia C Costa, Salete Andrea, Paulo F Barroso, Elba R S de Lemos.   

Abstract

The authors present a fatal case of spotted fever group rickettsiosis (SFGR) caused by Rickettsia conorii conorii mimicking a hemorrhagic viral fever in a South African male on a business trip in Brazil. SFGR was confirmed by molecular and immunohistochemical analyses.
Copyright © 2010. Published by Elsevier GmbH.

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Year:  2010        PMID: 21771523     DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2010.05.002

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Ticks Tick Borne Dis        ISSN: 1877-959X            Impact factor:   3.744


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