Coinfection with 'Rickettsia sibirica subsp. mongolotimonae' and Rickettsia conorii in a Human Patient: a Challenge for Molecular Diagnosis Tools

Autor: Isabel Sanfeliu, Aurora Casanovas, Immaculada Pons, Ferran Segura, Beatriz Rosón, María Mercedes Nogueras, Esperança Anton, Sergio Lario
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Popis: Rickettsioses are zoonoses transmitted by vectors. More than one agent can coexist in vectors. Although vectors may transmit more than one microorganism to humans, information on dual infections is scarce. We present a case of a patient with an atypical rickettsiosis diagnosis in whom two species of Rickettsia were detected.
Databáze: OpenAIRE