Detection by polymerase chain reaction of Rickettsia sibirica mongolotimonae in the skin biopsy of a rash: A case report;Detección de Rickettsia sibirica mongolotimonae en biopsia de piel de exantema mediante reacción en cadena de polimerasa: descripción de un caso

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 778-779

  Fleta Asín, Beatriz ^a   Alonso Castro, Leticia ^a   Jado García, Isabel ^b   Anda Fernández, Pedro ^b  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM DETECTION; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RASH; RICKETTSIA SIBIRICA; RICKETTSIA SIBIRICA MONGOLOTIMONAE; SKIN BIOPSY;

AGED; BIOPSY; DNA, BACTERIAL; EXANTHEMA; FEVER; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIACEAE INFECTIONS; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SPAIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 82755198020     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: 15781852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2011.05.011     Document Type: Letter

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