Open AccessMolecular Characterization of Mediterranean Spotted Fever Rickettsia Isolated From a European Traveler in the State of São Paulo, Brazil
Author(s) -
Gehrke Flávia S.,
Angerami Rodrigo N.,
Marrelli Mauro T.,
Souza Eliana R.,
do Nascimento Elvira M.M.,
Colombo Silvia,
Silva Luiz J.,
Schumaker Teresinha T.S.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of travel medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1708-8305
pISSN - 1195-1982
DOI - 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2012.00677.x
Subject(s) - rickettsiosis , rickettsia conorii , spotted fever , boutonneuse fever , medicine , rickettsia , virology , q fever , rocky mountain spotted fever , virus
Rickettsial spotted fever is common in southeastern Brazil. Differential diagnosis of pathogens can be performed with proper laboratory methods. A traveler arriving from Portugal developed a fatal febrile hemorrhagic syndrome diagnosed as spotted fever rickettsiosis. We isolated the agent, which was identified as Rickettsia conorii conorii by sequencing rickettsial genes.