2012-03-01
A case of rickettsialpox in Northern Europe
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases , Volume 16 - Issue 3
We report the first case of rickettsialpox caused by Rickettsia akari in the Netherlands. The diagnosis was suspected based on clinical grounds and was confirmed by Western blot analysis with cross-adsorption. Because the arthropod vector (Liponyssoides sanguineus) is ubiquitous, we suspect that the disease is under-diagnosed in non-endemic areas.
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doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2011.11.009, hdl.handle.net/1765/39192 | |
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Organisation | Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam |
Renvoisé, A., van 't Wout, J., van der Schroeff, J. G., Beersma, T., & Raoult, D. (2012). A case of rickettsialpox in Northern Europe. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 16(3). doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2011.11.009 |