Mediterranean spotted fever: clinical and laboratory characteristics of 415 Sicilian children |
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| Authors: | Claudia Colomba Laura Saporito Valentina Frasca Polara Raffaella Rubino Lucina Titone |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Istituto di Patologia Infettiva e Virologia, Universit di Palermo, Piazza Montalto 8, 90134 Palermo, Italy |
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| Abstract: | Background Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is an acute febrile, zoonotic disease caused by Rickettsia conorii and transmitted to humans by the brown dogtick Rhipicephalus sanguineus. Nearly four hundred cases are reported every year (mainly from June to September) on the Italian island of Sicily. The aim of the study was to analyze the clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients with MSF and the efficacy of the drugs administered. |
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