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Case Reports
. 2009 Jul;15(7):1126-7.
doi: 10.3201/eid1507.090029.

Rickettsia felis infection in man, France

Aurélie Renvoisé, Antoine Yves Joliot, Didier Raoult
Case Reports

Rickettsia felis infection in man, France

Aurélie Renvoisé et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Jul.
No abstract available

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Western blot after cross-adsorption with (left to right) Rickettsia conorii, R. massiliae, R. felis, and R. aeschlimannii. When cross-adsorption is performed with R. felis, the specific antigen-corresponding line disappears, which indicates R. felis as the causative microorganism.
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