title: Human spotted fever rickettsial infections.
abstract: Serum specimens from patients at 4 sites in Peru were tested for evidence of spotted fever group rickettsial infection. Results showed that 30 (18%) of 170 patients had spotted fever group rickettsial infections, which likely caused their illnesses. These findings document laboratory-confirmed spotted fever from diverse areas of Peru.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Navy Disease Vector Ecology and Control Center, Silverdale, Washington, USA.
authors.forename: George B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Schoeler
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morón
authors.forename: Allen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Richards
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Blair
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Olson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors; D006801:Humans; D010568:Peru / Q000453:epidemiology; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013987:Ticks