Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae Infection, France, 2010-2014

被引:13
作者
Angelakis, Emmanouil [1 ]
Richet, Herve [1 ]
Raoult, Didier [1 ]
机构
[1] Aix Marseille Univ, Marseille, France
关键词
LYMPHANGITIS-ASSOCIATED RICKETTSIOSIS; QUANTITATIVE PCR; MONGOLOTIMONAE; SPECIMENS; CULTURE;
D O I
10.3201/eid2205.141989
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
To further characterize human infections caused by Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae, we tested skin biopsy and swab samples and analyzed clinical, epidemiologic, and diagnostic characteristics of patients with a rickettsiosis. The most common (38%) indigenous species was R. sibirica mongolitimonae. Significantly more cases of R. sibirica mongolitimonae infection occurred during spring and summer.
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