New Insight into Immunity and Immunopathology of Rickettsial Diseases

Human rickettsial diseases comprise a variety of clinical entities caused by microorganisms belonging to the genera Rickettsia, Orientia, Ehrlichia, and Anaplasma. These microorganisms are characterized by a strictly intracellular location which has, for long, impaired their detailed study. In this...

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Main Authors: Pasquale Mansueto, Giustina Vitale, Antonio Cascio, Aurelio Seidita, Ilenia Pepe, Antonio Carroccio, Salvatore di Rosa, Giovam Battista Rini, Enrico Cillari, David H. Walker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/967852