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Eschar-associated Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis, Bahia, Brazil [PDF]
In Brazil, Brazilian spotted fever was once considered the only tick-borne rickettsial disease. We report eschar-associated rickettsial disease that occurred after a tick bite. The etiologic agent is most related to Rickettsia parkeri, R. africae, and R.
Nanci Silva +10 more
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The inoculation eschar of Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis in Brazil: Importance and cautions.
A. C. Rodrigues +3 more
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Molecular diagnosis of African tick bite fever using eschar swabs in a traveller returning from Tanzania [PDF]
SummaryAfrican tick bite fever is an emerging infectious disease among travellers caused by the pathogen Rickettsia africae. Most travel-associated cases have been reported from countries in southern Africa.
N. Harrison +7 more
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Scrub typhus is a common and underdiagnosed cause of febrile illness in Southeast Asia, caused by infection with Orientia tsutsugamushi. Inoculation of the organism at a cutaneous mite bite site commonly results in formation of a localized pathological ...
Daniel H Paris +10 more
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Eschar and neck lymphadenopathy caused by
Introduction In 25 to 35% of cases, the aetiological agent of scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy after a tick bite remains undetermined. To date, Rickettsia slovaca, Rickettsia raoultii and more recently Bartonella henselae have been associated with ...
Socolovschi Cristina +5 more
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Dual Genotype Orientia tsutsugamushi Infection in Patient with Rash and Eschar, Vietnam, 2016
We report a dual genotype Orientia tsutsugamushi infection in Vietnam in 2016. The patient had fever, rash, and an eschar. The Kawasaki genotype was identified in the eschar specimen and Karp genotype in the whole blood specimen.
Nhiem Le-Viet +6 more
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Anthrax Toxin-Expressing Bacillus cereus Isolated from an Anthrax-Like Eschar
Bacillus cereus isolates have been described harboring Bacillus anthracis toxin genes, most notably B. cereus G9241, and capable of causing severe and fatal pneumonias. This report describes the characterization of a B.
C. Marston +14 more
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Acute Rickettsiosis Triggering Plasmodium vivax Relapse in a Returned Traveler: A Case Report and Clinical Review of Travel-Related Coinfections [PDF]
Given the overlap of epidemiological and clinical presentations of both rickettsioses and malaria infections, diagnostic testing where malaria is confirmed or excluded, without subsequent rickettsial testing, specifically in the case of Plasmodium vivax ...
Ruchika Bagga +7 more
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