Richettsia felis infection acquired in Europe and documented by polymerase chain reaction

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作者
Richter, J
Fournier, PE
Petridou, J
Häussinger, D
Raoult, D
机构
[1] Univ Dusseldorf, Univ Kliniken, Klin Gastroenterol Hepatol & Infektiol, D-40225 Dusseldorf, Germany
[2] Fac Med, CNRS, Marseille, France
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10.3201/eid0802.010293
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
We report the first case of Rickettsia fells infection in Europe to be documented by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and serologic testing.
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