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Candidatus Coxiella massiliensis Infection |
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| Authors: | Emmanouil Angelakis Oleg Mediannikov Sarah-Lyne Jos Jean-Michel Berenger Philippe Parola Didier Raoult |
| Affiliation: | Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France |
| Abstract: | Bacteria genetically related to Coxiella burnetii have been found in ticks. Using molecular techniques, we detected Coxiella-like bacteria, here named Candidatus Coxiella massiliensis, in skin biopsy samples and ticks removed from patients with an eschar. This organism may be a common agent of scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy after tick bite. |
| Keywords: | Coxiella-like bacteria Candidatus Coxiella massiliensis skin biopsy scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy after tick bite SENLAT eschar ticks bacteria vector-borne infections vectorborne parasites |