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Fatal Human Infection with Rickettsia rickettsii, Yucatán, Mexico

The first fatal Rickettsia rickettsii infection was diagnosed in the southwest of Mexico. The patient had fever, erythematous rash, abdominal pain, and severe central nervous system involvement with convulsive crisis. The diagnosis of R. rickettsii infection was established by immunohistochemistry a...

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Autores principales: Zavala-Castro, Jorge E., Zavala-Velázquez, Jorge E., Walker, David H., Arcila, Edgar E. Ruiz, Laviada-Molina, Hugo, Olano, Juan P., Ruiz-Sosa, José A., Small, Melissa A., Dzul-Rosado, Karla R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3294703/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16704818
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1204.051282