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Novel Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis,Brazil |
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| Authors: | Mariana G. Spolidorio Marcelo B. Labruna Elenice Mantovani Paulo E. Brand?o Leonardo J. Richtzenhain Natalino H. Yoshinari |
| Affiliation: | University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Abstract: | We report a clinical case of spotted fever group rickettsiosis acquired in São Paulo, Brazil. Definitive diagnosis was supported by seroconversion between acute-phase and convalescent-phase serum samples. Molecular analysis of skin samples indicated the agent was a novel spotted fever group strain closely related to Rickettsia africae, R. parkeri, and R. sibirica. |
| Keywords: | Rickettsiosis spotted fever group Rickettsia bacteria infection Brazil dispatch |