title: Evaluation of PCR-based assay in human serum samples for diagnosis of fatal cases of spotted fever group rickettsiosis.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Adolfo Lutz, São Paulo, Brazil. elviramn@usp.br
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Mendes do Nascimento
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Colombo
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Nagasse-Sugahara
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Angerami
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Resende
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: F C P
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: dos Santos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D001938:Brazil; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D057089:Pathology, Molecular / Q000379:methods*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017385:Sequence Homology; D044967:Serum / Q000382:microbiology*