Cluster of cases of human Rickettsia felis infection from Southern Europe (Spain) diagnosed by PCR

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2669-2671

  Oteo, José A ^a   Portillo, Aránzazu ^a   Santibáñez, Sonia ^a   Blanco, José R ^a   Pérez Martínez, Laura ^a   Ibarra, Valvanera ^a  

^a Hospital de La Rioja   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; OXYTETRACYCLINE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOG DISEASE; EUROPE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOREST; HUMAN; INFESTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA FELIS; RICKETTSIOSIS; SKIN DEFECT; TROMBICULIDAE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICKETTSIA FELIS; RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS; SPAIN;

FELIS; RICKETTSIA FELIS;

EID: 33746211128     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00366-06     Document Type: Article

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