title: Laboratory diagnosis of rickettsial diseases.
authors.affiliation: Section of Infectious Diseases, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa. 19140, USA.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Kostman
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D018469:Ehrlichia chaffeensis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D011778:Q Fever / Q000382:microbiology; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D012284:Rickettsia rickettsii / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012373:Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Q000382:microbiology; D012612:Scrub Typhus / Q000382:microbiology; D014438:Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne / Q000382:microbiology