Detecting Rickettsia parkeri Infection from Eschar Swab Specimens

Autor: Todd Myers, Tahaniyat Lalani, Mike Dent, Ju Jiang, Patrick L. Daly, Jason D. Maguire, Allen L. Richards
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 19, Iss 5, Pp 778-780 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1905.120622
Popis: The typical clinical presentation of several spotted fever group Rickettsia infections includes eschars. Clinical diagnosis of the condition is usually made by analysis of blood samples. We describe a more sensitive, noninvasive means of obtaining a sample for diagnosis by using an eschar swab specimen from patients infected with Rickettsia parkeri.
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