TY - JOUR
T1 - Fatal human infection with Rickettsia rickettsii, Yucatán, Mexico
AU - Zavala-Castro, Jorge E.
AU - Zavala-Velázquez, Jorge E.
AU - Walker, David H.
AU - Ruiz Arcila, Edgar E.
AU - Laviada-Molina, Hugo
AU - Olano, Juan P.
AU - Ruiz-Sosa, José A.
AU - Small, Melissa A.
AU - Dzul-Rosado, Karla R.
PY - 2006/4
Y1 - 2006/4
N2 - The first fatal Rickettsia rickettsii infection was diagnosed in the southwest of Mexico. The patient had fever, erythematous rash, abdominal pain, and severe central nervous system involvement with convulsive crisis. The diagnosis of R. rickettsii infection was established by immunohistochemistry and specific polymerase chain reaction.
AB - The first fatal Rickettsia rickettsii infection was diagnosed in the southwest of Mexico. The patient had fever, erythematous rash, abdominal pain, and severe central nervous system involvement with convulsive crisis. The diagnosis of R. rickettsii infection was established by immunohistochemistry and specific polymerase chain reaction.
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U2 - 10.3201/eid1204.051282
DO - 10.3201/eid1204.051282
M3 - Article
C2 - 16704818
AN - SCOPUS:33645468014
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 12
SP - 672
EP - 674
JO - Emerging infectious diseases
JF - Emerging infectious diseases
IS - 4
ER -