Rickettsia slovaca and R. raoultii in Tick-borne Rickettsioses

Tick-borne lymphadenopathy (TIBOLA), also called Dermacentor-borne necrosis erythema and lymphadenopathy (DEBONEL), is defined as the association of a tick bite, an inoculation eschar on the scalp, and cervical adenopathies. We identified the etiologic agent for 65% of 86 patients with TIBOLA/DEBONE...

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Autores principales: Parola, Philippe, Rovery, Clarisse, Rolain, Jean Marc, Brouqui, Philippe, Davoust, Bernard, Raoult, Didier
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2744242/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19624931
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1507.081449
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Sumario:Tick-borne lymphadenopathy (TIBOLA), also called Dermacentor-borne necrosis erythema and lymphadenopathy (DEBONEL), is defined as the association of a tick bite, an inoculation eschar on the scalp, and cervical adenopathies. We identified the etiologic agent for 65% of 86 patients with TIBOLA/DEBONEL as either Rickettsia slovaca (49/86, 57%) or R. raoultii (7/86, 8%).

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