The presence of foci of Rickettsia conorii infection in China [PDF]
Infectious Medicine, 2023 China is not considered as an endemic area of Rickettsia conorii, so there is no routine clinical way to diagnose this infection. This study aims to determine whether 2 febrile patients who had a tick bite in East China were indeed infected with R ...
Nannan Xu +6 more
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New Real-Time PCRs to Differentiate Rickettsia spp. and Rickettsia conorii [PDF]
Molecules, 2020 Rickettsia species are an important cause of emerging infectious diseases in people and animals, and rickettsiosis is one of the oldest known vector-borne diseases. Laboratory diagnosis of Rickettsia is complex and time-consuming. This study was aimed at
Valeria Blanda +7 more
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Rickettsia conorii infection with fatal complication [PDF]
Autopsy and Case Reports, 2022 Rickettsial diseases (RD) are a group of endotheliotropic infectious diseases caused by different species of genera Rickettsia. RD are not an uncommon disease and may be misdiagnosed during the evaluation of acute febrile illness due to a lack of ...
Sanjoli Chugh +5 more
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Púrpura retiforme secundaria a rickettsia conorii
Galicia Clínica, 2023 Retiform purpura consists of branching purpuric lesions caused by a complete blockage of blood flow in the dermal/subcutaneous vasculature. It is an acute life-threatening disorder characterized by intravascular thrombosis and hemorrhagic infarction of ...
David Ferreira +3 more
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Ocular manifestations of Rickettsia conorii in South India.
Indian J Ophthalmol, 2018 Purpose: Among the major groups of rickettsiosis, the commonly reported diseases in India are: (a) Typhus group induced—scrub typhus, murine flea-borne typhus; (b) Spotted fever group induced—Indian tick typhus; and (c) Q fever.
Balasundaram MB +3 more
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Molecular Evidence of Rickettsia conorii subsp. raoultii and Rickettsia felis in Haemaphysalis intermedia Ticks in Sirumalai, Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu, South India. [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2023 Rickettsia is an important pathogenic entity among tick-borne diseases (TBD), which are considered serious emerging public health problems globally.
Nallan K +7 more
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First Report of Rickettsia conorii in Hyalomma kumari Ticks [PDF]
Animals, 2023 As a vector of wide range of pathogenic agents, ticks pose health threats to wild and domestic animals, and humans. Information is unavailable about the prevalence and spatial survey of Hyalomma kumari ticks and associated Rickettsia spp.
Shafi Ullah +10 more
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Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis infection: a case report from southeast Iran [PDF]
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022 Background Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is a zoonotic and vector-borne disease caused by Rickettsia conorii. We report a case (36 year-old-woman) of MSF caused by Rickettsia conorii from Iran.
Mina Latifian +4 more
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Investigation of Rickettsia conorii in Patients Suspected of Having Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever [PDF]
Pathogens, 2022 Rickettsia conorii is the causative agent of Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF). Misdiagnosis of MSF may occur with febrile syndromes associated with rash and thrombocytopenia, such as Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF).
Neda Baseri +6 more
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Use of eschar swab DNA to diagnose Rickettsia conorii subspecies conorii infection in Crimea: A case report [PDF]
Infectious Medicine, 2023 Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) has been diagnosed clinically in the Crimean Peninsula since the 1930s. We describe the recent illness of an elderly patient from Crimea who had developed a classic triad of MSF symptoms consisting of fever ...
Emine E. Alieva +5 more
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