title: Gulf coast tick rash illness in Mississippi caused by Rickettsia parkeri.
authors.forename: Okechukwu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ekenna
authors.forename: Christopher D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Paddock
authors.forename: Jerome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goddard
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000382:microbiology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005076:Exanthema / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000150:complications; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008922:Mississippi; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000150:complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D012307:Risk Factors; D013987:Ticks / Q000382:microbiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004318:Doxycycline