Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Panama

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Panama

We describe a fatal pediatric case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Panama, the first, to our knowledge, since the 1950s. Diagnosis was established by immunohistochemistry, PCR, and isolation of Rickettsia rickettsii from postmortem tissues. Molecular typing demonstrated strong relatedness of the...

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Main Authors: Dora Estripeaut, María Gabriela Aramburú, Xavier Sáez-Llorens, Herbert A. Thompson, Gregory A. Dasch, Christopher D. Paddock, Sherif Zaki, Marina E. Eremeeva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rickettsia rickettsii
RMSF
Panama
immunohistochemistry
PCR
molecular typing
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/11/07-0931_article

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