Fatal Case of Mediterranean Spotted Fever Associated with Septic Shock, Iran

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Esmaeili, Saber
Latifian, Mina
Khalili, Mohammad
Farrokhnia, Mehrdad
Stenos, John
Shafiei, Mehdi
Mostafavi, Ehsan
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2022
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A fatal case of Mediterranean spotted fever associated with septic shock was reported in a 61-year-old man living in a village in southeastern Iran. The patient had a history of tick bite a few days before symptom onset. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed infection by Rickettsia conorii subspecies israelensis.

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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28

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2

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Clinical sciences

Medical microbiology

Iran

Mediterranean spotted fever

Rickettsia

Rickettsia conorii

bacteria

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Esmaeili, S; Latifian, M; Khalili, M; Farrokhnia, M; Stenos, J; Shafiei, M; Mostafavi, E, Fatal Case of Mediterranean Spotted Fever Associated with Septic Shock, Iran, Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022, 28 (2), pp. 485-488

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