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Case Reports
. 2009 Nov;299(7):529-33.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2009.03.002. Epub 2009 May 28.

Severe human infection with Rickettsia felis associated with hepatitis in Yucatan, Mexico

Jorge Zavala-Castro  1 , Jorge Zavala-Velázquez, David Walker, Jorge Pérez-Osorio, Gaspar Peniche-Lara
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Severe human infection with Rickettsia felis associated with hepatitis in Yucatan, Mexico

Jorge Zavala-Castro et al. Int J Med Microbiol. 2009 Nov.

Abstract

Rickettsia felis infection usually is a mild-to-moderate illness characterized by general signs and symptoms. Generally, patients do not require hospitalization. However, we detected 2 severe infections with R. felis. Our findings support the importance of R. felis infection as a potentially severe illness in humans.

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Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of the gltA PCR product. Lane 1, R. felis positive control; lane 2, R. akari positive control; lane 3, R. rickettsii positive control; lane 4, R. typhi positive control; lane 5, 32-year-old patient; lane 6, 29-year-old patient.
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