Rickettsia spp. 364D causing a cluster of eschar-associated illness, California

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1036-1039

  Johnston, Samantha H ^a   Glaser, Carol A ^b   Padgett, Kerry ^b   Wadford, Debra A ^b   Espinosa, Alex ^b   Espinosa, Natasha ^b   Eremeeva, Marina E ^c   Tait, Karen ^d   Hobson, Barbara ^e   Shtivelman, Sarit ^a   Hsieh, Charlotte ^a   Messenger, Sharon L ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Lake County Public Health Dept   (United States)

^e Research and Evaluation Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

Rickettsia spp. 364D; Rickettsiosis; Tick borne

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFALEXIN; DOXYCYCLINE;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; AXILLA; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; CHILD; DISEASE DURATION; ESCHAR; EYEBROW; FACE ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYME DISEASE; MALAISE; MYALGIA; NECK PAIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; RICKETTSIACEAE INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DISEASE; SWELLING; TICK BITE; TREATMENT DURATION; ULTRASOUND; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS; TICK-BORNE DISEASES;

EID: 84891609628     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318296b24b     Document Type: Article

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