Rickettsia spp. 364D Causing a Cluster of Eschar-associated Illness, California
- 1 September 2013
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Vol. 32 (9), 1036-1039
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0b013e318296b24b
Abstract
We describe the clinical course of the first 3 pediatric cases infected with Rickettsia spp. 364D. Although the pathogen was identified in California ticks decades ago, only recently have human cases been documented. Clinical features are generally mild, characterized by eschar, fever, headache, malaise and lymphadenopathy. Antigenic similarity among rickettsiae leads to cross-reactive antibody responses; definitive diagnosis requires molecular methods.Keywords
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