The presence of foci of Rickettsia conorii infection in China

China is not considered as an endemic area of Rickettsia conorii, so there is no routine clinical way to diagnose this infection. This study aims to determine whether 2 febrile patients who had a tick bite in East China were indeed infected with R. conorii. The citrate synthase gene (gltA) was ampli...

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Main Authors: Nannan Xu, Hui Liu, Chunmei Qu, Sai Wen, Wenlu Zou, Caiyun Chang, Gang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Infectious Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772431X2300045X