Rickettsia felis rickettsiosis in Yucatán

Lancet. 2000 Sep 23;356(9235):1079-80. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02735-5.

Abstract

Three patients with fever, exanthem, headache, and central-nervous-system involvement were diagnosed with Rickettsia fells infection by specific PCR of blood or skin and seroconversion to surrogate Rickettsia antigens. Although R. felis's relationship to other Rickettsia species is known and the pathogenic potential of this clade is well documented, R. felis's role as a pathogen has not been fully understood.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mexico
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Rickettsia / genetics*
  • Rickettsia Infections / microbiology
  • Rickettsia Infections / pathology*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial