Detecting Rickettsia parkeri Infection from Eschar Swab Specimens

The typical clinical presentation of several spotted fever group Rickettsia infections includes eschars. Clinical diagnosis of the condition is usually made by analysis of blood samples. We describe a more sensitive, noninvasive means of obtaining a sample for diagnosis by using an eschar swab speci...

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Main Authors: Myers, Todd, Lalani, Tahaniyat, Dent, Mike, Jiang, Ju, Daly, Patrick L., Maguire, Jason D., Richards, Allen L.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3647493/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23647926
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1905.120622
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