title: Fatal spotted fever group rickettsiosis due to Rickettsia conorii conorii mimicking a hemorrhagic viral fever in a South African traveler in Brazil.
abstract: The authors present a fatal case of spotted fever group rickettsiosis (SFGR) caused by Rickettsia conorii conorii mimicking a hemorrhagic viral fever in a South African male on a business trip in Brazil. SFGR was confirmed by molecular and immunohistochemical analyses.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Daniele N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: Alexsandra R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Favacho
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rozental
authors.forename: Halime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Barcaui
authors.forename: Alexandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guterres
authors.forename: Raphael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: Silvana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Levis
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coelho
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chebabo
authors.forename: Ligia C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Salete
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Andrea
authors.forename: Paulo F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Barroso
authors.forename: Elba R S
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: de Lemos
mesh_terms: D001907:Boutonneuse Fever / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001938:Brazil; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006482:Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020114:Rickettsia conorii / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013019:South Africa; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral