Rickettsia felis, the agent of an emerging infectious disease: Report of a new case in Mexico

Jorge Zavala-Velazquez; Hugo Laviada-Molina; Jorge Zavala-Castro; Carlos Perez-Osorio; Gerardo Becerra-Carmona; Jose A. Ruiz-Sosa; Donald H. Bouyer; David H. Walker

doi:10.1016/j.arcmed.2005.08.003

Rickettsia felis, the agent of an emerging infectious disease: Report of a new case in Mexico

Jorge Zavala-Velazquez
, Hugo Laviada-Molina
, Jorge Zavala-Castro
, Carlos Perez-Osorio
, Gerardo Becerra-Carmona
, Jose A. Ruiz-Sosa
, Donald H. Bouyer
, David H. Walker

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	419-422
Number of pages	4
Journal	Archives of Medical Research
Volume	37
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arcmed.2005.08.003
State	Published - Apr 2006

Keywords

Mexico
Polymerase chain reaction
Rickettsia felis
Rickettsiosis

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