title: The first fatal case of Japanese spotted fever confirmed by serological and microbiological tests in Awaji Island, Japan.
authors.affiliation: Hyogo Prefectural Awaji Hospital, Hyogo 656-0013, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsuhiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: Tsuguto
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: Chikara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ebisutani
authors.forename: Hidehisa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Horiguchi
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ando
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*