1. Fatal Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis Infection, Israel.
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Weinberger, Miriam, Keysary, Avi, Sandbank, Judith, Zaidenstein, Ronit, Itzhaki, Avi, Strenger, Carmela, Leitner, Moshe, Paddock, Christopher D., and Eremeeva, Marina E.
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FEVER ,DIAGNOSIS ,SEROLOGY ,IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY ,RICKETTSIAL diseases ,RICKETTSIA - Abstract
Underdiagnosis of fatal spotted fever may be attributed to nonspecific clinical features and insensitive acute-phase serologic studies. We describe the importance of molecular and immunohistochemical methods in establishing the postmortem diagnosis of locally acquired Israeli spotted fever due to Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis in a traveler returning to Israel from India. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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