title: Rickettsia helvetica in patient with meningitis, Sweden, 2006.
abstract: Pathogenicity of Rickettsia helvetica is relatively unknown. We isolated a spotted fever group rickettsial organism from a patient with subacute meningitis. Nucleotide sequences of the 16S rRNA, ompB, and 17kDa genes identified the isolate as R. helvetica. This organism may be associated with serious infections such as central nervous system disorders.
authors.affiliation: Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden. kenneth.nilsson@medsci.uu.se
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nilsson
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Elfving
authors.forename: Carl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pahlson
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013548:Sweden
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S