Co-Infection of Rickettsia rickettsii and Streptococcus pyogenes: Is Fatal Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Underdiagnosed?

Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a tick-borne disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, is challenging to diagnose and rapidly fatal if not treated. We describe a decedent who was co-infected with group A β-hemolytic streptococcus and R. rickettsii. Fatal cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever may be und...

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Publicat a:Am J Trop Med Hyg
Autors principals: Raczniak, Gregory A., Kato, Cecilia, Chung, Ida H., Austin, Amy, McQuiston, Jennifer H., Weis, Erica, Levy, Craig, Carvalho, Maria da Gloria S., Mitchell, Audrey, Bjork, Adam, Regan, Joanna J.
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2014
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Accés en línia:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4257638/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25331804
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.14-0437
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