Fatal Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis Infection, Israel
Underdiagnosis of fatal spotted fever may be attributed to nonspecific clinical features and insensitive acute-phase serologic studies. We describe the importance of molecular and immunohistochemical methods in establishing the postmortem diagnosis of locally acquired Israeli spotted fever due to Ri...
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| author | Miriam Weinberger Avi Keysary Judith Sandbank Ronit Zaidenstein Avi Itzhaki Carmela Strenger Moshe Leitner Christopher D. Paddock Marina E. Eremeeva |
| author_facet | Miriam Weinberger Avi Keysary Judith Sandbank Ronit Zaidenstein Avi Itzhaki Carmela Strenger Moshe Leitner Christopher D. Paddock Marina E. Eremeeva |
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| description | Underdiagnosis of fatal spotted fever may be attributed to nonspecific clinical features and insensitive acute-phase serologic studies. We describe the importance of molecular and immunohistochemical methods in establishing the postmortem diagnosis of locally acquired Israeli spotted fever due to Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis in a traveler returning to Israel from India. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e65c20391b5a4a40b3d43566d655ec332022-12-22T01:03:34ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592008-05-0114582182410.3201/eid1405.071278Fatal Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis Infection, IsraelMiriam WeinbergerAvi KeysaryJudith SandbankRonit ZaidensteinAvi ItzhakiCarmela StrengerMoshe LeitnerChristopher D. PaddockMarina E. EremeevaUnderdiagnosis of fatal spotted fever may be attributed to nonspecific clinical features and insensitive acute-phase serologic studies. We describe the importance of molecular and immunohistochemical methods in establishing the postmortem diagnosis of locally acquired Israeli spotted fever due to Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis in a traveler returning to Israel from India.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/5/07-1278_articlePCRIsraelepidemiologyRickettsia infectionsRickettsia conoriigenetics |
| spellingShingle | Miriam Weinberger Avi Keysary Judith Sandbank Ronit Zaidenstein Avi Itzhaki Carmela Strenger Moshe Leitner Christopher D. Paddock Marina E. Eremeeva Fatal Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis Infection, Israel Emerging Infectious Diseases PCR Israel epidemiology Rickettsia infections Rickettsia conorii genetics |
| title | Fatal Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis Infection, Israel |
| title_full | Fatal Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis Infection, Israel |
| title_fullStr | Fatal Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis Infection, Israel |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fatal Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis Infection, Israel |
| title_short | Fatal Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis Infection, Israel |
| title_sort | fatal rickettsia conorii subsp israelensis infection israel |
| topic | PCR Israel epidemiology Rickettsia infections Rickettsia conorii genetics |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/5/07-1278_article |
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