First report of African tick-bite fever in a South American traveler

First report of African tick-bite fever in a South American traveler

We report a clinical case of African tick-bite fever in a Brazilian traveler right after his return from South Africa. Definitive diagnosis was supported by seroconversion between acute-phase and convalescent-phase serum samples, detection of rickettsial DNA in skin lesions, and in vitro culture of...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo N Angerami, Felipe S Krawczak, Fernanda A Nieri-Bastos, Fabiana Santos, Claudio Medorima, Mariângela Ribeiro Resende, Marcelo B Labruna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-05-01
Series:SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X18775301

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