Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae Infection, Turkey, 2016

Autor: Ferit Kuscu, Omer Orkun, Aslihan Ulu, Behice Kurtaran, Suheyla Komur, A. Seza Inal, Damla Erdogan, Yesim Tasova, Hasan S.Z. Aksu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 23, Iss 7, Pp 1214-1216 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid2307.170188
Popis: 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.
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