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Rickettsia japonica Infections in Humans, Zhejiang Province, China, 2015.


ABSTRACT: We investigated 16 Japanese spotted fever cases that occurred in southeastern China during September-October 2015. Patients had fever, rash, eschar, and lymphadenopathy. We confirmed 9 diagnoses and obtained 2 isolates with high identity to Rickettsia japonica strain YH. R. japonica infection should be considered for febrile patients in China.

SUBMITTER: Lu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6200003 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Rickettsia japonica Infections in Humans, Zhejiang Province, China, 2015.

Lu Qunying Q   Yu Jianping J   Yu Liqun L   Zhang Yanjun Y   Chen Yitao Y   Lin Meiai M   Fang Xiaofei X  

Emerging infectious diseases 20181101 11


We investigated 16 Japanese spotted fever cases that occurred in southeastern China during September-October 2015. Patients had fever, rash, eschar, and lymphadenopathy. We confirmed 9 diagnoses and obtained 2 isolates with high identity to Rickettsia japonica strain YH. R. japonica infection should be considered for febrile patients in China. ...[more]

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