1. Fatal Human Infection with Rickettsia rickettsii, Yucatán, Mexico
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Jorge E. Zavala-Castro, Jorge E. Zavala-Velázquez, David H. Walker, Edgar E. Ruiz Arcila, Hugo Laviada-Molina, Juan P. Olano, José A. Ruiz-Sosa, Melissa A. Small, and Karla R. Dzul-Rosado
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Rocky Mountain spotted fever ,Rickettsia rickettsii ,immunohistochemistry ,molecular diagnostic techniques ,Mexico ,Medicine ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 - Abstract
The first fatal Rickettsia rickettsii infection was diagnosed in the southwest of Mexico. The patient had fever, erythematous rash, abdominal pain, and severe central nervous system involvement with convulsive crisis. The diagnosis of R. rickettsii infection was established by immunohistochemistry and specific polymerase chain reaction.
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- 2006
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