title: Description of the first reported human case of spotted fever group rickettsiosis in urban Bangkok.
abstract: Described herein is the clinical presentation of a patient from Bangkok, with fever, petechial rash, history of a tick bite, and a diagnosis of spotted fever rickettsiosis.
authors.affiliation: Research Division, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Royal Thai Army, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Vichai
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sangkasuwan
authors.forename: Thongchai
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chatyingmongkol
authors.forename: Suchitra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sukwit
authors.forename: Chirapa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eamsila
authors.forename: Thippawan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chuenchitra
authors.forename: Wuttikorn
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rodkvamtook
authors.forename: Ju
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Allen L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Richards
authors.forename: Kriangkrai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lerdthusnee
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013785:Thailand
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D004318:Doxycycline