Spotted fever group and typhus group rickettsioses in humans, South Korea

被引：191

作者：

Choi, YJ

Jang, WJ

Kim, JH

Ryu, JS

Lee, SH

Park, KH

Paik, HS

Koh, YS

Choi, MS

Kim, IS ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Seoul Natl Univ, Coll Med, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Seoul 110799, South Korea

[2] Inst Endem Dis, Seoul, South Korea

[3] Konkuk Univ, Choongbuk, South Korea

[4] Pusan Natl Univ, Pusan 609735, South Korea

[5] Cheju Natl Univ, Coll Med, Cheju, South Korea

来源：

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2005年 / 11卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.3201/eid1102.040603

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

The presence of the nucleic acid of the spotted fever group (SPG) and typhus group (TG) rickettsiae was investigated in 200 serum specimens seropositive for SFG rickettsiae by multiplex-nested polymerase chain reaction with primers derived from the rickettsial outer membrane protein B gene. The DNA of SFG, TG, or both rickettsiae was amplified in the 24 serum specimens, and sequence analysis showed Rickettsia conorii, R. japonica, and R. felis in the specimens. R. conorii and R. typhi were found in 7 serum specimens, which indicated the possibility of dual infection in these patients. These findings suggest that several kinds of rickettsial diseases, including boutonneuse fever, rickettsialpox, R. felis infection, and Japanese spotted fever, as well as scrub typhus and murine typhus, are occurring in Korea.

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页码：237 / 244

页数：8

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