Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Panama.
Publication/Presentation Date
11-1-2007
Abstract
We describe a fatal pediatric case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Panama, the first, to our knowledge, since the 1950s. Diagnosis was established by immunohistochemistry, PCR, and isolation of Rickettsia rickettsii from postmortem tissues. Molecular typing demonstrated strong relatedness of the isolate to strains of R. rickettsii from Central and South America.
Volume
13
Issue
11
First Page
1763
Last Page
1765
ISSN
1080-6040
Published In/Presented At
Estripeaut, D., Aramburú, M. G., Sáez-Llorens, X., Thompson, H. A., Dasch, G. A., Paddock, C. D., Zaki, S., & Eremeeva, M. E. (2007). Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Panama. Emerging infectious diseases, 13(11), 1763–1765. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1311.070931
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
18217566
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article
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