Characterization of rickettsia rickettsii in a case of Fatal Brazilian spotted fever in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Characterization of rickettsia rickettsii in a case of Fatal Brazilian spotted fever in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A lethal case of Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is presented. Clinical features were initially of gastrointestinal involvement and evolved with progression to septic shock, meningoencephalitis and death on the 6th day of illness. Indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) for spotted fever group rickett...

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Main Authors: Cristiane Lamas, Alexsandra Favacho, Tatiana Rozental, Márcio N. Bóia, Andrei H. Kirsten, Alexandro Guterres, Jairo Barreira, Elba Regina S. de Lemos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Brazilian spotted fever
spotted fever group rickettsia
Rickettsia rickettsii
lethal case
Rio de Janeiro city
indirect immunofluorescence
polymerase chain reaction
central nervous system involvement
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