TY - JOUR
T1 - Rickettsia felis, the agent of an emerging infectious disease
T2 - Report of a new case in Mexico
AU - Zavala-Velazquez, Jorge
AU - Laviada-Molina, Hugo
AU - Zavala-Castro, Jorge
AU - Perez-Osorio, Carlos
AU - Becerra-Carmona, Gerardo
AU - Ruiz-Sosa, Jose A.
AU - Bouyer, Donald H.
AU - Walker, David H.
PY - 2006/4
Y1 - 2006/4
N2 - The fourth case of human infection with Rickettsia felis in Yucatán, Mexico was documented by serologic testing and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The role of R. felis in human disease has been demonstrated by molecular methods in a few patients from the U.S., Yucatán, Brazil and Germany. Apparently, there is a wide spectrum in the clinical presentation of the worldwide reported cases.
AB - The fourth case of human infection with Rickettsia felis in Yucatán, Mexico was documented by serologic testing and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The role of R. felis in human disease has been demonstrated by molecular methods in a few patients from the U.S., Yucatán, Brazil and Germany. Apparently, there is a wide spectrum in the clinical presentation of the worldwide reported cases.
KW - Mexico
KW - Polymerase chain reaction
KW - Rickettsia felis
KW - Rickettsiosis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.arcmed.2005.08.003
DO - 10.1016/j.arcmed.2005.08.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 16513497
AN - SCOPUS:33644533483
SN - 0188-4409
VL - 37
SP - 419
EP - 422
JO - Archives of Medical Research
JF - Archives of Medical Research
IS - 3
ER -