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- Title
Human Infection with Novel Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia Genotype, China, 2015.
- Authors
Hao Li; Xiao-Ming Cui; Ning Cui; Zhen-Dong Yang; Jian-Gong Hu; Ya-Di Fan; Xue-Juan Fan; Lan Zhang; Pan-He Zhang; Wei Liu; Wu-Chun Cao; Li, Hao; Cui, Xiao-Ming; Cui, Ning; Yang, Zhen-Dong; Hu, Jian-Gong; Fan, Ya-Di; Fan, Xue-Juan; Zhang, Lan; Zhang, Pan-He
- Abstract
Only 4 species of spotted fever group rickettsiae have been detected in humans in China. However, phylogenetic analysis of samples from 5 ill patients in China indicated infection with a novel spotted fever group Rickettsia, designated Rickettsia sp. XY99. Clinical signs resembled those of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome.
- Subjects
CHINA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; RICKETTSIAL diseases; BACTERIA phylogeny; BACTERIAL genetics; PUBLIC health; THERAPEUTICS; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016, Vol 22, Issue 12, p2153
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2212.160962