Fatal Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis, Kenya

We report a fatal case of rickettsiosis in a woman from the United States living in Kenya, who had a history of tick exposure. Immunohistochemical staining of skin, kidney, and liver demonstrated spotted fever group rickettsiae. The clinical findings, severity, and fatal outcome are most consistent...

Description complète

Enregistré dans:
Détails bibliographiques
Auteurs principaux: Rutherford, Jeremiah S., Macaluso, Kevin, Smith, Nathaniel, Zaki, Sherif R., Paddock, Christopher D., Davis, Jon, Peterso, Norman, Azad, Abdu F., Rosenberg, Ronald
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
Sujets:
Dispatch
Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3323220/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15200829
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1005.030537
Tags: Ajouter un tag
Pas de tags, Soyez le premier à ajouter un tag!

Documents similaires