Rickettsia parkeri infection after tick bite, Virginia.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 13(2): 334-6, 2007 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17479907
We describe a man with a febrile illness and an eschar that developed at the site of a tick bite. Rickettsia parkeri was detected and isolated from the eschar. This report represents the second documented case of R. parkeri rickettsiosis in a US serviceman in eastern Virginia.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Rickettsia Infections
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Ticks
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Bites and Stings
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Tick-Borne Diseases
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Emerg Infect Dis
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States
Country of publication:
United States