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Fatal Case of Brazilian Spotted Fever Confirmed by Immunohistochemical Staining and Sequencing Methods on Fixed Tissues
Author(s) -
ROZENTAL TATIANA,
EREMEEVA MARINA E.,
PADDOCK CHRISTOPHER D.,
ZAKI SHERIF R.,
DASCH GREGORY A.,
LEMOS ELBA R. S.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1196/annals.1374.046
Subject(s) - rickettsia rickettsii , immunohistochemistry , staining , rickettsia , biology , spotted fever , pathology , virology , medicine , virus
The authors describe the first characterization of Rickettsia rickettsii in a fatal case occurring in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil.