Rickettsia mongolotimonae Infection in South Africa

We report the first laboratory-confirmed case of Rickettsia mongolotimonae infection in Africa. The patient sought treatment for an eschar on his toe; lymphangitis, severe headaches, and fever subsequently developed. After a regimen of doxycycline, symptoms rapidly resolved. R. mongolotimonae infect...

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Autores principales: Pretorius, Anne-Marié, Birtles, Richard J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3031104/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15078607
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1001.020662

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3031104/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15078607
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1001.020662

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