Rickettsia slovaca and R. raoultii in Tick-borne Rickettsioses

Rickettsia slovaca and R. raoultii in Tick-borne Rickettsioses

Tick-borne lymphadenopathy (TIBOLA), also called Dermacentor-borne necrosis erythema and lymphadenopathy (DEBONEL), is defined as the association of a tick bite, an inoculation eschar on the scalp, and cervical adenopathies. We identified the etiologic agent for 65% of 86 patients with TIBOLA/DEBONE...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Philippe Parola, Clarisse Rovery, Jean Marc Rolain, Philippe Brouqui, Bernard Davoust, Didier Raoult
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
DEBONEL
TIBOLA
Rickettsia slovaca
Rickettsia raoultii
RpA4
Dermacentor
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/7/08-1449_article
Description
Summary:Tick-borne lymphadenopathy (TIBOLA), also called Dermacentor-borne necrosis erythema and lymphadenopathy (DEBONEL), is defined as the association of a tick bite, an inoculation eschar on the scalp, and cervical adenopathies. We identified the etiologic agent for 65% of 86 patients with TIBOLA/DEBONEL as either Rickettsia slovaca (49/86, 57%) or R. raoultii (7/86, 8%).
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

Similar Items