Co-Infection of Rickettsia rickettsii and Streptococcus pyogenes: Is Fatal Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Underdiagnosed?

Co-Infection of Rickettsia rickettsii and Streptococcus pyogenes: Is Fatal Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Underdiagnosed?

Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a tick-borne disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii , is challenging to diagnose and rapidly fatal if not treated. We describe a decedent who was co-infected with group A β-hemolytic streptococcus and R. rickettsii . Fatal cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever may be u...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2014-12, Vol.91 (6), p.1154-1155
Hauptverfasser: Raczniak, Gregory A., Kato, Cecilia, Chung, Ida H., Austin, Amy, McQuiston, Jennifer H., Weis, Erica, Levy, Craig, Carvalho, Maria da Gloria S., Zauher, Audrey J., Bjork, Adam, Regan, Joanna J.
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Sprache:eng
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Rickettsia rickettsii
Streptococcus pyogenes
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Zusammenfassung:Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a tick-borne disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii , is challenging to diagnose and rapidly fatal if not treated. We describe a decedent who was co-infected with group A β-hemolytic streptococcus and R. rickettsii . Fatal cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever may be underreported because they present as difficult to diagnose co-infections.
ISSN:0002-9637
1476-1645
DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.14-0437