Detection of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia DNA by Deep Sequencing

After conventional molecular and serologic testing failed to diagnose the cause of illness, deep sequencing identified spotted fever group Rickettsia DNA in a patient’s blood sample. Sequences belonged to R. honei, the causative agent of Flinders Island spotted fever. Next-generation sequencing is p...

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Main Authors: Rikki M.A. Graham, Steven Donohue, Jamie McMahon, Amy V. Jennison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/11/17-0474_article

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