title: Coinfection with "Rickettsia sibirica subsp. mongolotimonae" and Rickettsia conorii in a Human Patient: a Challenge for Molecular Diagnosis Tools.
abstract: Rickettsioses are zoonoses transmitted by vectors. More than one agent can coexist in vectors. Although vectors may transmit more than one microorganism to humans, information on dual infections is scarce. We present a case of a patient with an atypical rickettsiosis diagnosis in whom two species of Rickettsia were detected.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Department, Corporació Sanitària del Parc Taulí, Parc Taulí 1, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain mnogueras@tauli.cat.
authors.forename: María Mercedes
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Nogueras
authors.affiliation: Bellvitge University Hospital, Feixa Llarga s/n, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Roson
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Department, Corporació Sanitària del Parc Taulí, Parc Taulí 1, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lario
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Department, Corporació Sanitària del Parc Taulí, Parc Taulí 1, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sanfeliu
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Department, Corporació Sanitària del Parc Taulí, Parc Taulí 1, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Immaculada
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pons
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Department, Corporació Sanitària del Parc Taulí, Parc Taulí 1, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Esperança
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Anton
authors.affiliation: Bellvitge University Hospital, Feixa Llarga s/n, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Aurora
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Casanovas
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Department, Corporació Sanitària del Parc Taulí, Parc Taulí 1, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Ferran
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Segura
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D060085:Coinfection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial