Rickettsia slovaca infection in humans, Portugal.

Autor: de Sousa R, Pereira BI, Nazareth C, Cabral S, Ventura C, Crespo P, Marques N, da Cunha S
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2013 Oct; Vol. 19 (10), pp. 1627-9.
DOI: 10.3201/eid1910.130376
Abstrakt: Fifteen years after the initial detection of Rickettsia slovaca in ticks in Portugal, 3 autochthonous cases of R. slovaca infection were diagnosed in humans. All patients had an eschar on the scalp and lymphadenopathy; 2 patients had facial edema. R. slovaca infection was confirmed by serologic testing, culture, and PCR.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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