Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses in Israel, 2010–2019
Autor: | Gabriel Weber, Yafit Atiya-Nasagi, Lior Nesher, Eyal Leshem, Sharon Reisfeld, Nicola Makhoul, Neta Petersiel, Alaa Atamna, Frida Babushkin, Dar Klein, Adi Beth-Din, Miriam Weinberger, Ronen Ben Ami, Galia Zaide, Hiba Zayyad, Talya Finn, Yael Paran, Regev Cohen, Yasmin Maor |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
Microbiology (medical)
medicine.medical_specialty Epidemiology Rhipicephalus sanguineus vector-borne infections Rickettsia conorii conorii Eschar Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Tick ticks R. conorii Israeli tick typhus strain Intensive care Rickettsia africae Humans Medicine Israel Rickettsia bacteria Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses in Israel 2010–2019 Retrospective Studies biology business.industry Research Rickettsia conorii israelensis Mediterranean spotted fever biology.organism_classification medicine.disease bacterial infections and mycoses Israeli spotted fever Dermatology zoonoses Spotted fever Rickettsia conorii Infectious Diseases Rickettsiosis spotted fever group rickettsiosis medicine.symptom business R. conorii Malish strain |
Zdroj: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 8, Pp 2117-2126 (2021) Emerging Infectious Diseases |
ISSN: | 1080-6059 1080-6040 |
Popis: | In a multicenter, nationwide, retrospective study of patients hospitalized with spotted fever group rickettsiosis in Israel during 2010-2019, we identified 42 cases, of which 36 were autochthonous. The most prevalent species was the Rickettsia conorii Israeli tick typhus strain (n = 33, 79%); infection with this species necessitated intensive care for 52% of patients and was associated with a 30% fatality rate. A history of tick bite was rare, found for only 5% of patients; eschar was found in 12%; and leukocytosis was more common than leukopenia. Most (72%) patients resided along the Mediterranean shoreline. For 3 patients, a new Rickettsia variant was identified and had been acquired in eastern, mountainous parts of Israel. One patient had prolonged fever before admission and clinical signs resembling tickborne lymphadenopathy. Our findings suggest that a broad range of Rickettsia species cause spotted fever group rickettsiosis in Israel. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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