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Clinical characteristics of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the United States: A literature review

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2020
Background and objectives: Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a rapidly progressive and potentially fatal tickborne disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii.
Riley Jay, Paige A. Armstrong
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Risk Factors for Scrub Typhus, Murine Typhus, and Spotted Fever Seropositivity in Urban Areas, Rural Plains, and Peri-Forest Hill Villages in South India: A Cross-Sectional Study

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020
. Scrub typhus and spotted fever group rickettsioses are thought to be common causes of febrile illness in India, whereas they rarely test for murine typhus.
C. Devamani, W. Schmidt, K. Ariyoshi, Arumugam Anitha, Saravanan Kalaimani, J. Prakash   +5 more
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Spotting the spotted fever

Biomedicine, 2020
With a surge in rickettsial infections in our country, there is an apparent necessity to upgrade the laboratory expertise to detect the same. We were able to arrive at a diagnosis of rickettsial Spotted fever in a child who presented with fever and rash with the support of appropriate investigations.  
Palanisamy Soundararajan, Jothimani Pradeep, Vikneswari Karthiga Serane, Selvaraj Stephen   +3 more
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Human Spotted Fever Rickettsial Infections

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005
Serum specimens from patients at 4 sites in Peru were tested for evidence of spotted fever group rickettsial infection. Results showed that 30 (18%) of 170 patients had spotted fever group rickettsial infections, which likely caused their illnesses ...
George B. Schoeler, Cecilia Morón, Allen L. Richards, Patrick J. Blair, James G. Olson   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mediterranean spotted fever as a cause of septic shock

IDCases, 2019
Mediterranean spotted fever is a generally benign disease but with the potential of serious manifestations.We report a case of Mediterranean spotted fever in a 56-year–old woman, with pet dog exposure, who presented with a septic shock pattern.
M. Abdeljelil, H. Sakly, I. Kooli, W. Marrakchi, A. Aouam, C. Loussaief, A. Toumi, H. Ben Brahim, M. Chakroun   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

High prevalence of Rickettsia africae variants in Amblyomma variegatum ticks from domestic mammals in rural western Kenya: implications for human health [PDF]

, 2014
Tick-borne spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses are emerging human diseases caused by obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Rickettsia.
Ade, Fredrick, Breiman, Robert F., Cleaveland, Sarah, Cutler, Sally J., Feikin, Daniel R., Jiang, Ju, Knobel, Darryn L., Maina, Alice N., Mpoke, Solomon, Ng'ang'a, Zipporah, Njenga, M. Kariuki, Ogola, Eric, Omulo, Sylvia A., Richards, Allen L.   +13 more
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Etiology of Severe Non-malaria Febrile Illness in Northern Tanzania: A Prospective Cohort Study. [PDF]

, 2013
The syndrome of fever is a commonly presenting complaint among persons seeking healthcare in low-resource areas, yet the public health community has not approached fever in a comprehensive manner.
AJ Bouley, Anne B. Morrissey, B Nadjm, B Nadjm, B Pastorino, BM Greenwood, CA Petti, Charles Muiruri, CIR Chandler, CJ Murray, CJ Murray, DC Clifton, DR Feikin, EA Reddy, Eng Eong Ooi, Grace D. Kinabo, H Reyburn, HM Biggs, JA Berkley, JA Crump, JA Crump, JA Crump, JA Crump, John A. Bartlett, John A. Crump, JT Hertz, K Baltzell, LE Scott, LK Archibald, M Amexo, M Prabhu, Mathieu Picardeau, MD Bajani, MK Mayhood, MM Levine, N Scaramozzino, OS Levine, PA Connolly, PL Petit, R Lozano, Renee L. Galloway, Robert F. Massung, Robyn A. Stoddard, SI Hay, SJ Olsen, SL Brown, SM Graham, SM Lofgren, TJ O'Dempsey, Venance P. Maro, Wilbrod Saganda, William L. Nicholson, YL Lai   +52 more
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Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor health‐related quality of life and poor functional status. However, there is limited guidance on appropriate pain management in this population, and pharmacologic treatment can be harmful, leading to adverse outcomes, such as gastrointestinal bleeding ...
Alexis Holman, Neehar Parikh, Dan J. Clauw, David A. Williams, Elliot B. Tapper   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acute febrile illness is associated with Rickettsia spp infection in dogs [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Rickettsia conorii is transmitted by Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks and causes Mediterranean Spotted Fever (MSF) in humans. Although dogs are considered the natural host of the vector, the clinical and epidemiological significance of R ...
A Cascio, A Estrada-Pena, A Mannelli, A Mura, A Ortuno, A Rojas, A Torina, A Torina, A Torina, A Znazen, Alessandra Caprì, AM Gasser, BA Stillman, C Colomba, C Riera, C Rovery, CP Ober, D Otranto, D Otranto, D Otranto, E Beeler, E Sanger, EB Breitschwerdt, F Segura-Porta, FJ Marquez, G Baneth, G Baneth, G Baneth, G Vitale, GB Andrade, GM Giammanco, GM Giammanco, H Inokuma, J Fuente de la, JC Garcia-Garcia, L Solano-Gallego, L Solano-Gallego, L Solano-Gallego, L Solano-Gallego, L Solano-Gallego, L Solano-Gallego, L Solano-Gallego, Laia Solano-Gallego, M Bernabeu-Wittel, M Rene-Martellet, M Sarih, Marco Caldin, Maria Grazia Pennisi, ME Eremeeva, ME Mylonakis, Michele Trotta, ML Levin, ML Levin, N Alexandre, N Cardenosa, NY Salem, P Brouqui, P Brouqui, P Parola, P Parola, PJ Kelly, S Delgado, S Harrus, S Harrus, S Santibanez, SE Little, T Beninati, T Furlanello, Tommaso Furlanello, WL Nicholson   +69 more
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Distribution of tick-borne diseases in China [PDF]

, 2013
As an important contributor to vector-borne diseases in China, in recent years, tick-borne diseases have attracted much attention because of their increasing incidence and consequent significant harm to livestock and human health.
Hong-Juan Peng, Jin-Song Zhu, Ren-Hua Na, Shan-Shan Wei, Xian-Bo Wu   +4 more
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