Detecting Rickettsia parkeri Infection from Eschar Swab Specimens

Detecting Rickettsia parkeri Infection from Eschar Swab Specimens

The typical clinical presentation of several spotted fever group Rickettsia infections includes eschars. Clinical diagnosis of the condition is usually made by analysis of blood samples. We describe a more sensitive, noninvasive means of obtaining a sample for diagnosis by using an eschar swab speci...

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Hauptverfasser: Myers, Todd, Lalani, Tahaniyat, Dent, Mike, Jiang, Ju, Daly, Patrick L, Maguire, Jason D, Richards, Allen L
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
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BLOOD
CLINICAL MEDICINE
ESCHAR
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Medicine and Medical Research
Microbiology
RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII
TICKBORNE DISEASES
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Zusammenfassung:The typical clinical presentation of several spotted fever group Rickettsia infections includes eschars. Clinical diagnosis of the condition is usually made by analysis of blood samples. We describe a more sensitive, noninvasive means of obtaining a sample for diagnosis by using an eschar swab specimen from patients infected with Rickettsia parkeri. Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 19, No. 5, May 2013. The original document contains color images.