Abstract
Underdiagnosis of fatal spotted fever may be attributed to nonspecific clinical features and insensitive acute-phase serologic studies. We describe the importance of molecular and immunohistochemical methods in establishing the postmortem diagnosis of locally acquired Israeli spotted fever due to Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis in a traveler returning to Israel from India.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 821-824 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2008 |