title: Rickettsia felis, the agent of an emerging infectious disease: Report of a new case in Mexico.
abstract: The fourth case of human infection with Rickettsia felis in Yucatán, Mexico was documented by serologic testing and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The role of R. felis in human disease has been demonstrated by molecular methods in a few patients from the U.S., Yucatán, Brazil and Germany. Apparently, there is a wide spectrum in the clinical presentation of the worldwide reported cases.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Patología Tropical, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Merida, Yucatán, México.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zavala-Velazquez
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Laviada-Molina
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zavala-Castro
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perez-Osorio
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Becerra-Carmona
authors.forename: Jose A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Sosa
authors.forename: Donald H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Bouyer
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D011859:Radiography; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D041161:Rickettsia felis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial