Evaluation of a new serological test for the detection of anti-Coxiella and anti-Rickettsia antibodies. [PDF]
Coxiella burnetii and members of the genus Rickettsia are obligate intracellular bacteria. Since cultivation of these organisms requires dedicated techniques, their diagnosis usually relies on serological or molecular biology methods.
Baud, D.+5 more
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in a department of pediatrics: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BACKGROUND: We describe methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal carriage at admission in patients admitted to a Department of Pediatrics. METHODS: All patients received a nasal swab at admission.
Alberto E Tozzi+11 more
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Case Report: Fatal Rickettsiosis in Pregnancy. [PDF]
ABSTRACT. Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a tick-borne infection caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. We present a series of two cases of pregnant patients who showed up at the emergency room of a hospital in Nuevo León, Mexico. Both patients lived in environments where R.
Ponce Nájera E+4 more
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International audienceAbtractBackgroundIn the Pacific islands countries and territories, very little is known about the incidence of infectious diseases due to zoonotic pathogens.
Broult, Julien+4 more
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Clinical and laboratorial evidence of Rickettsia felis infections in Latin America
After the discovery and initial characterization of Rickettsia felis in 1992 by Azad and cols, and the subsequent first description of a human case of infection in 1994, there have been two communications of human rickettsiosis cases caused by Rickettsia
Márcio Antônio Moreira Galvão+5 more
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Rickettsia parkeri in Dermacentor parumapertus Ticks, Mexico
During a study to identify zoonotic pathogens in northwestern Mexico, we detected the presence of a rickettsial agent in Dermacentor parumapertus ticks from black-tailed jackrabbits (Lepus californicus).
Sokani Sánchez-Montes+10 more
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REVISITING ANTHROPOZOONOSES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN BASIN. A SINGLE-CENTRE PERSPECTIVE. A SOUTHERN ITALIAN EXPERIENCE [PDF]
Zoonoses, often better defined with the term anthropozoonoses, are diseases that can be transmitted to humans either by direct contact with animals or through arthropod vector intervention.
Caputo, V.+5 more
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Release of soluble tumor necrosis factor receptors in Mediterranean spotted fever rickettsiosis [PDF]
Winfried V. Kern+3 more
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Contribution à l'étude des rickettsioses en R.C.A. Enquête épidémiologique [PDF]
Dans le cadre d'une vaste enquête sérologique sur les rickettsioses en Afrique Centrale, l'auteur présente ici les résultats concernant des sérums d'animaux domestiques de République Centrafricaine, en particulier des sérums de bovins de la région de ...
Maurice, Yves
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Isolation of Rickettsia amblyommatis in HUVEC line
Rickettsia amblyommatis, formerly named Rickettsia amblyommii and ‘Candidatus Rickettsia amblyommii’ is an intracellular bacterium belonging to the spotted fever group Rickettsia. It is highly prevalent in Amblyomma americanum and in other Amblyomma spp.
S. Santibáñez+3 more
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