Fatal Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis Infection, Israel

Fatal Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis Infection, Israel

Underdiagnosis of fatal spotted fever may be attributed to nonspecific clinical features and insensitive acute-phase serologic studies. We describe the importance of molecular and immunohistochemical methods in establishing the postmortem diagnosis of locally acquired Israeli spotted fever due to Ri...

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Main Authors: Miriam Weinberger, Avi Keysary, Judith Sandbank, Ronit Zaidenstein, Avi Itzhaki, Carmela Strenger, Moshe Leitner, Christopher D. Paddock, Marina E. Eremeeva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
PCR
Israel
epidemiology
Rickettsia infections
Rickettsia conorii
genetics
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/5/07-1278_article

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