title: Rickettsia felis infection acquired in Europe and documented by polymerase chain reaction.
abstract: We report the first case of Rickettsia felis infection in Europe to be documented by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and serologic testing.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Infektiologie, Tropenmedizinische Ambulanz, Universitätskliniken, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany. Joachim.Richter@med.uni-duesseldorf.de
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: Pierre-Edouard
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Fournier
authors.forename: Jasmina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Petridou
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Häussinger
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raoult
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial