Spotted Fever Group and Typhus Group Rickettsioses in Humans, South Korea

The presence of the nucleic acid of the spotted fever group (SPG) and typhus group (TG) rickettsiae was investigated in 200 serum specimens seropositive for SFG rickettsiae by multiplex-nested polymerase chain reaction with primers derived from the rickettsial outer membrane protein B gene. The DNA...

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Autores principales: Choi, Yeon-Joo, Jang, Won-Jong, Kim, Jong-Hyun, Ryu, Ji-Sun, Lee, Seung-Hyun, Park, Kyung-Hee, Paik, Hyung-Suk, Koh, Young-Sang, Choi, Myung-Sik, Kim, Ik-Sang
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3320442/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15752441
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1102.040603
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author Choi, Yeon-Joo
Jang, Won-Jong
Kim, Jong-Hyun
Ryu, Ji-Sun
Lee, Seung-Hyun
Park, Kyung-Hee
Paik, Hyung-Suk
Koh, Young-Sang
Choi, Myung-Sik
Kim, Ik-Sang
author_facet Choi, Yeon-Joo
Jang, Won-Jong
Kim, Jong-Hyun
Ryu, Ji-Sun
Lee, Seung-Hyun
Park, Kyung-Hee
Paik, Hyung-Suk
Koh, Young-Sang
Choi, Myung-Sik
Kim, Ik-Sang
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description The presence of the nucleic acid of the spotted fever group (SPG) and typhus group (TG) rickettsiae was investigated in 200 serum specimens seropositive for SFG rickettsiae by multiplex-nested polymerase chain reaction with primers derived from the rickettsial outer membrane protein B gene. The DNA of SFG, TG, or both rickettsiae was amplified in the 24 serum specimens, and sequence analysis showed Rickettsia conorii, R. japonica, and R. felis in the specimens. R. conorii and R. typhi were found in 7 serum specimens, which indicated the possibility of dual infection in these patients. These findings suggest that several kinds of rickettsial diseases, including boutonneuse fever, rickettsialpox, R. felis infection, and Japanese spotted fever, as well as scrub typhus and murine typhus, are occurring in Korea.
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spelling pubmed-33204422012-04-20 Spotted Fever Group and Typhus Group Rickettsioses in Humans, South Korea Choi, Yeon-Joo Jang, Won-Jong Kim, Jong-Hyun Ryu, Ji-Sun Lee, Seung-Hyun Park, Kyung-Hee Paik, Hyung-Suk Koh, Young-Sang Choi, Myung-Sik Kim, Ik-Sang Emerg Infect Dis Research The presence of the nucleic acid of the spotted fever group (SPG) and typhus group (TG) rickettsiae was investigated in 200 serum specimens seropositive for SFG rickettsiae by multiplex-nested polymerase chain reaction with primers derived from the rickettsial outer membrane protein B gene. The DNA of SFG, TG, or both rickettsiae was amplified in the 24 serum specimens, and sequence analysis showed Rickettsia conorii, R. japonica, and R. felis in the specimens. R. conorii and R. typhi were found in 7 serum specimens, which indicated the possibility of dual infection in these patients. These findings suggest that several kinds of rickettsial diseases, including boutonneuse fever, rickettsialpox, R. felis infection, and Japanese spotted fever, as well as scrub typhus and murine typhus, are occurring in Korea. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-02 /pmc/articles/PMC3320442/ /pubmed/15752441 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1102.040603 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Choi, Yeon-Joo
Jang, Won-Jong
Kim, Jong-Hyun
Ryu, Ji-Sun
Lee, Seung-Hyun
Park, Kyung-Hee
Paik, Hyung-Suk
Koh, Young-Sang
Choi, Myung-Sik
Kim, Ik-Sang
Spotted Fever Group and Typhus Group Rickettsioses in Humans, South Korea
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title_full Spotted Fever Group and Typhus Group Rickettsioses in Humans, South Korea
title_fullStr Spotted Fever Group and Typhus Group Rickettsioses in Humans, South Korea
title_full_unstemmed Spotted Fever Group and Typhus Group Rickettsioses in Humans, South Korea
title_short Spotted Fever Group and Typhus Group Rickettsioses in Humans, South Korea
title_sort spotted fever group and typhus group rickettsioses in humans, south korea
topic Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3320442/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15752441
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1102.040603
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