Fatal Case of Mediterranean Spotted Fever Associated with Septic Shock, Iran

A fatal case of Mediterranean spotted fever associated with septic shock was reported in a 61-year-old man living in a village in southeastern Iran. The patient had a history of tick bite a few days before symptom onset. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed infection by Rickettsia conorii subspecies isra...

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Autores principales: Esmaeili, Saber, Latifian, Mina, Khalili, Mohammad, Farrokhnia, Mehrdad, Stenos, John, Shafiei, Mehdi, Mostafavi, Ehsan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8798672/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35076374
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2802.211023
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Sumario:A fatal case of Mediterranean spotted fever associated with septic shock was reported in a 61-year-old man living in a village in southeastern Iran. The patient had a history of tick bite a few days before symptom onset. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed infection by Rickettsia conorii subspecies israelensis.

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