Detecting Rickettsia parkeri Infection from Eschar Swab Specimens

The typical clinical presentation of several spotted fever group Rickettsia infections includes eschars. Clinical diagnosis of the condition is usually made by analysis of blood samples. We describe a more sensitive, noninvasive means of obtaining a sample for diagnosis by using an eschar swab speci...

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Autores principales: Myers, Todd, Lalani, Tahaniyat, Dent, Mike, Jiang, Ju, Daly, Patrick L., Maguire, Jason D., Richards, Allen L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3647493/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23647926
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1905.120622

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3647493/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23647926
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1905.120622

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