Isolation of Rickettsia rickettsii in Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Outbreak, Panama

Isolation of Rickettsia rickettsii in Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Outbreak, Panama

We report new cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in patients from Kinkantu, Ngäbe-Bugle indigenous comarca, Panama. We isolated Rickettsia rickettsii in cell culture after intraperitoneal inoculation of guinea pigs with tissues from a deceased patient. Our results indicate that Rocky Mountain sp...

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Main Authors: Yamitzel Zaldívar, Michelle Hernández, Lillian Domínguez, Lisseth Saénz, Santiago Montilla, Maria E. Barnett de Antinori, Felipe S. Krawczak, Sergio Bermúdez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rickettsia rickettsii spotted fever group
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
human cases
isolation
bacteria
Panama
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/4/20-1606_article

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