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- Title
Rickettsia mongolitimonae Encephalitis, Southern France, 2018.
- Authors
Corbacho Loarte, María Dolores; Melenotte, Cléa; Cassir, Nadim; Cammilleri, Serge; Dory-Lautrec, Philippe; Raoult, Didier; Parola, Philippe; Loarte, María Dolores Corbacho
- Abstract
We report a case of Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae infection, an emerging tickborne rickettsiosis, with associated encephalitis in a 66-year-old man. Diagnosis was rapidly confirmed by quantitative PCR obtained from an eschar swab sample. The patient was successfully treated with oral doxycycline.
- Subjects
SOUTHERN France; FRANCE; RICKETTSIA; ENCEPHALITIS; RICKETTSIAL diseases; DOXYCYCLINE; MENINGITIS; ANTIBIOTICS; ENCEPHALITIS diagnosis; RICKETTSIAL disease diagnosis; COMPARATIVE studies; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; ORAL drug administration; RESEARCH; EVALUATION research
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020, Vol 26, Issue 2, p362
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2602.181667