Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae Infection, Turkey, 2016

In 2016, Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae was diagnosed for a man in Turkey. He had been bitten by a Hyalomma marginatum tick, from which PCR detected rickettsial DNA. Sequence analysis of the DNA identified R. sibirica mongolitimonae. Immunofluorescence assay of patient serum indicated R. conorii, which cross-reacts. PCR is recommended for rickettsiosis diagnoses..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

Emerging Infectious Diseases - 23(2017), 7, Seite 1214-1216

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ferit Kuscu [VerfasserIn]
Omer Orkun [VerfasserIn]
Aslihan Ulu [VerfasserIn]
Behice Kurtaran [VerfasserIn]
Suheyla Komur [VerfasserIn]
A. Seza Inal [VerfasserIn]
Damla Erdogan [VerfasserIn]
Yesim Tasova [VerfasserIn]
Hasan S.Z. Aksu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Human
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medicine
R
Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae
Spotted fever group rickettsiae
Ticks
Turkey
Vector-borne infections

doi:

10.3201/eid2307.170188

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ01317794X