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High fever with rash: a case report of spotted fever group rickettsial infection at a construction site [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae (SFGR) infection is one of the global public health threats. With the improvement of current hygiene conditions, the incidence of rickettsial infections has significantly decreased compared with previous years ...
Luhang Li, Jiahui Wang, Zekun Li, Dong Xing   +3 more
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Rare presentation of rickettsial infection as purpura fulminans: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018
Background Purpura fulminans is an acute life-threatening disorder characterized by intravascular thrombosis and hemorrhagic infarction of the skin complicated with disseminated intravascular coagulation. It is commonly seen in acute infections following
Chamara Dalugama, Indika Bandara Gawarammana   +1 more
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Evidence of Q Fever and Rickettsial Disease in Chile

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2020
Q fever and rickettsial diseases occur throughout the world and appear to be emergent zoonoses in Chile. The diagnosis of these diseases is currently uncommon in Chile, as their clinical presentations are non-specific and appropriate diagnostic ...
Teresa Tapia, John Stenos, Roberto Flores, Oscar Duery, Rodrigo Iglesias, Maria Fernanda Olivares, Doris Gallegos, Cristian Rosas, Heidi Wood, Johanna Acevedo, Pamela Araya, Stephen R. Graves, Juan Carlos Hormazabal   +12 more
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Prevalence of Ticks and detection of Rickettsial Agents from blood of Tick-Infested animals in Lower Sindh: A MOLECULAR APPROACH

Liaquat Medical Research Journal, 2021
Ticks are important vectors of human and animal pathogens. They are considered as main vectors for transmission of rickettsial agents affecting animal and human health.
Iram Shaikh
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Pediatric Rickettsia massiliae Infection, Spain, 2023 [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Rickettsial disease caused by Rickettsia massiliae is rare in humans; only 6 cases have been reported since 2006. We report a case of R. massiliae infection in a pediatric patient in Spain with symptoms suggestive of rickettsiosis.
Jorge Martín-Trueba, Isabel Jado, María Elena Andrés-Galván, Rosa M. González-Martín-Niño, Inés Martín-Martín, Marcos López de-Felipe Escudero, María Teresa Llorente, José María Serrano-Romero, Antonio Sampedro, Raquel Andrade-Lobato, Coral García-Esteban, Judit Gil-Zamorano, María Isabel Hurtado-Gavilán, David González-Barrio   +13 more
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Purpura Fulminans Secondary to Rickettsial Infection: A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
Purpura fulminans is an acute life threatening disorder characterized by cutaneous haemorrhagic manifestations and necrosis caused by disseminated intravascular coagulation and dermal vascular thrombosis.
Siddanagouda Biradar, Renuka Holyachi, Deepak K Kadeli   +2 more
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Endothelial Exosome Plays a Functional Role during Rickettsial Infection. [PDF]

MBio, 2021
Tais B Saito, Kamil Khanipov, Bin Gong
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Mitochondrion-Dependent Apoptosis Is Essential for Rickettsia parkeri Infection and Replication in Vector Cells

mSystems, 2021
Apoptosis is an innate immune response induced by infection in eukaryotes that contributes significantly to protection from pathogens. However, little is known about the role of apoptosis in the interactions of arthropod vectors with the rickettsiae that
Xin-Ru Wang, Nicole Y. Burkhardt, Timothy J. Kurtti, Jonathan D. Oliver, Lisa D. Price, Benjamin Cull, Cody J. Thorpe, Michalina Silva Thiel, Ulrike G. Munderloh   +8 more
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Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Rickettsia spp. from Wild Small Mammals in Public Parks and Urban Areas of Bangkok Metropolitan, Thailand

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2021
Rural areas usually show a higher prevalence of rickettsial infection than urban areas. However, information on the rickettsial infection status in urban settings (e.g., built-up areas and city parks) is still limited, particularly in the Bangkok ...
Artharee Rungrojn, Kittipong Chaisiri, Yossapong Paladsing, Serge Morand, Jiraphan Junjhon, Stuart D. Blacksell, Peeraya Ekchariyawat   +6 more
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Chikungunya rickettsial coinfection with fatal outcome: A diagnostic dilemma

Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology, 2021
Acute febrile illness caused by multiple infectious etiologies is not uncommon, especially in endemic countries like India. Recently, there has been increased mortality with chikungunya infection in children.
Sahana M Srinivas, Shantini Vijayasuriar, Priyajeevamani Chandrasekaran, Keshavmurthy M Lakshmikantha   +3 more
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