Severe Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis, Australia

We report 3 cases of spotted fever group rickettsial infection (presumed Queensland tick typhus) in residents of northern Queensland, Australia, who had unusually severe clinical manifestations. Complications included renal failure, purpura fulminans, and severe pneumonia. Clinical illness caused by...

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Autores principales: McBride, William J.H., Hanson, Joshua P., Miller, Robert, Wenck, Drew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3375793/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18217560
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1311.070099
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author McBride, William J.H.
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description We report 3 cases of spotted fever group rickettsial infection (presumed Queensland tick typhus) in residents of northern Queensland, Australia, who had unusually severe clinical manifestations. Complications included renal failure, purpura fulminans, and severe pneumonia. Clinical illness caused by Rickettsia australis may not be as benign as previously described.
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spelling pubmed-33757932012-06-21 Severe Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis, Australia McBride, William J.H. Hanson, Joshua P. Miller, Robert Wenck, Drew Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We report 3 cases of spotted fever group rickettsial infection (presumed Queensland tick typhus) in residents of northern Queensland, Australia, who had unusually severe clinical manifestations. Complications included renal failure, purpura fulminans, and severe pneumonia. Clinical illness caused by Rickettsia australis may not be as benign as previously described. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-11 /pmc/articles/PMC3375793/ /pubmed/18217560 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1311.070099 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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Severe Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis, Australia
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title_short Severe Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis, Australia
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