First report of an infection with Rickettsia slovaca.
A description was given of an infection with Rickettsia slovaca following a tick bite. The clinical picture was that of an acute meningoencephalitis. Its etiology was confirmed serologically by an increase in complement-fixating antibodies, from negative values to diagnostically significant titers. There were febrile relapses and a prolonged persistence of neurasthenic disorders.
D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D001096:Arachnid Vectors; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000276:immunology; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013987:Ticks
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial