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Rickettsia helvetica in Patient with Meningitis, Sweden, 2006

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Nilsson, Kenneth, Elfving, Karin, Påhlson, Carl·2010·Emerging Infectious Diseases
DOI 10.3201/eid1603.090184PMC PMC3322002
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Pathogenicity of Rickettsia helvetica is relatively unknown. We isolated a spotted fever group rickettsial organism from a patient with subacute meningitis. Nucleotide sequences of the 16S rRNA, ompB, and 17kDa genes identified the isolate as R. helvetica. This organism may be associated with serious infections such as central nervous system disorders.

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Authors
Nilsson, K., Elfving, K., & Påhlson, C.
Affiliations
Uppsala University Hospital (SE)
Corresponding author
Nilsson, Kenneth
Venue
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Published
2010-03
Volume
16
Issue
3
Pages
490-492
ISSN
  • 1080-6040 (ISSN-L)
  • 1080-6059
DOI
10.3201/eid1603.090184
PMC
PMC3322002
OpenAlex
W2104008713
Cited by
145
References
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FWCI
8.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Bartonella species infections research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Viral Infections and Vectors
Keywords
Rickettsia helvetica, spotted fever group rickettsiae, subacute meningitis, central nervous system infection, pathogenicity, ompB gene, 16S rRNA gene, molecular identification, tick-borne diseases
MeSH terms
Bacterial Proteins, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Rickettsia, Rickettsia Infections, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S, Sweden, Bacterial Typing Techniques, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Meningitis, Bacterial, Sequence Analysis, DNA

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