Prognostic Factors in Patients with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Background: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) is a disease with a high mortality rate, caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, a bacteria transmitted to humans by infected ticks. In 2008 there was a Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) outbreak in the city of Mexicali, México, resulting in an increased m...

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Published in:International Journal of Medical Students
Main Authors: Hiram J. Jaramillo-Ramírez, Jeremy J. Hernández-Ríos, Fátima M. Martínez-González, Luz A. Gutiérrez-Bañales, Eliot R. García-Valenzuela, J. Andrés Beltrán-López, Jorge L. Peterson, Flor M. Yocupicio, Rodolfo Ruíz-Luján
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2020-08-01
Subjects:
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Rickettsia rickettsii
Mortality
Acute kidney injury
Necrosis
Online Access:https://ijms.info/IJMS/article/view/459

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