1.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 12(4): 672-4, 2006 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16704818
ABSTRACT
The first fatal Rickettsia rickettsii infection was diagnosed in the southwest of Mexico. The patient had fever, erythematous rash, abdominal pain, and severe central nervous system involvement with convulsive crisis. The diagnosis of R. rickettsii infection was established by immunohistochemistry and specific polymerase chain reaction.
Subject(s)
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/diagnosis , Child, Preschool , Fatal Outcome , Female , Humans , Mexico/epidemiology , Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/epidemiology
2.
Arch Med Res
; 37(3): 419-22, 2006 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16513497
ABSTRACT
The fourth case of human infection with Rickettsia felis in Yucatán, Mexico was documented by serologic testing and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The role of R. felis in human disease has been demonstrated by molecular methods in a few patients from the U.S., Yucatán, Brazil and Germany. Apparently, there is a wide spectrum in the clinical presentation of the worldwide reported cases.
