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Serological cross-reactivity between spotted fever and typhus groups of rickettsia infection in Japan

open access: yesInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023
Objectives: We examined the frequency of cross-reactions to Rickettsia typhi in patients with Japanese spotted fever (JSF) and evaluated the differences between two rickettsiae using antibody endpoint titers.
Tetsuro Aita   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rickettsioses in Latin America, Caribbean, Spain and Portugal [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Mvz Cordoba, 2011
Data on genus and infectious by Rickettsia were retrospectively compiled from the critical review literature regarding all countries in Latin America, Caribbean islands, Portugal and Spain.
Marcelo B. Labruna   +9 more
doaj   +3 more sources

A 16-Year-Old Boy With ARDS and Septic Shock, an Atypical Presentation of Murine Typhus: Case Report and Review of the Literature. [PDF]

open access: yesCase Rep Crit Care
Murine typhus is a flea‐borne disease caused by the bacteria Rickettsia typhi that occurs worldwide, but predominantly in endemic areas. The clinical presentation of typhus is often nonspecific, leading to delays in diagnosis and treatment. The severity of the disease varies widely.
François PH   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Rickettsia typhi infection in severe fever with thrombocytopenia patients, China [PDF]

open access: yesEmerging Microbes and Infections, 2019
Qing-Bin Lu, Zhen-Dong Yang, Wei Liu
exaly   +2 more sources

Rickettsia typhi en roedores de una comunidad con antecedentes de tifo murino, de Yucatán, México. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Objective. To determine the presence of Rickettsia typhi in synanthropic rodents captured in the rural community of Bolmay, Yucatan, Mexico, an area with history of murine typhus cases. Materials and methods.
Martínez-Ortiz, Daly   +8 more
core   +3 more sources

Pathogenic, but Not Nonpathogenic, Rickettsia spp. Evade Inflammasome-Dependent IL-1 Responses To Establish an Intracytosolic Replication Niche

open access: yesmBio, 2022
Rickettsia species (spp.) are strict obligate intracellular bacteria, some of which are pathogenic in their mammalian host, including humans. One critical feature of these stealthy group of pathogens is their ability to manipulate hostile cytosolic ...
Oliver H. Voss   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Flea-borne Rickettsia species in fleas, Caldas department, Colombia

open access: yesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2020
Introduction: Rickettsioses are zoonotic diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria of the genus Rickettsia and transmitted to man by means of arthropod vectors such as ticks, fleas, mites and lice. Historically, Caldas Department has reported a significant
Carol B Colonia   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Orientia, rickettsia, and leptospira pathogens as causes of CNS infections in Laos: a prospective study

open access: yesThe Lancet Global Health, 2015
Background: Scrub typhus (caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi), murine typhus (caused by Rickettsia typhi), and leptospirosis are common causes of febrile illness in Asia; meningitis and meningoencephalitis are severe complications.
Sabine Dittrich, PhD   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Serological evidence of exposure to Rickettsia felis and Rickettsia typhi in Australian veterinarians [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
BACKGROUND: Rickettsia felis and Rickettsia typhi are emerging arthropod-borne zoonoses causing fever and flu-like symptoms. Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with exposure to these organisms was explored in Australian veterinarians.
Yen Thon Teoh   +20 more
core   +1 more source

Disrupting protein expression with Peptide Nucleic Acids reduces infection by obligate intracellular Rickettsia. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
Peptide Nucleic Acids (PNAs) are single-stranded synthetic nucleic acids with a pseudopeptide backbone in lieu of the phosphodiester linked sugar and phosphate found in traditional oligos.
Rebecca S Pelc   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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