Israeli Spotted Fever in Sicily. Description of two cases and minireview

Highlights • R. conorii subsp . israelensis is the agent of Israeli spotted fever. • In the last few decades newly recognized tick-borne rickettsioses have been shown to be present in Europe. • We describe here two severe cases of ISF which occurred in Italian adults.

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Published inInternational journal of infectious diseases Vol. 61; no. C; pp. 7 - 12
Main Authors Colomba, Claudia, Trizzino, Marcello, Giammanco, Anna, Bonura, Celestino, Di Bona, Danilo, Tolomeo, Manlio, Cascio, Antonio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2017
Elsevier
Subjects
Adult
Animals
Boutonneuse Fever - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Infectious Disease
Israel
Israeli spotted fever
Male
Mediterranean spotted fever
Pulmonary/Respiratory
Rickettsia conorii
Rickettsia israelensis
Sicily - epidemiology
MSF
Rickettsia israelensis
MRI
IFA
Immunofluorescence assay
Mediterranean spotted fever
normal value
Israeli spotted fever
Polymerase chain reaction
NA
Magnetic resonance imaging
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
n.v
not available
ICU
intensive care unit
ISF
PCR
ELISA
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Summary:Highlights • R. conorii subsp . israelensis is the agent of Israeli spotted fever. • In the last few decades newly recognized tick-borne rickettsioses have been shown to be present in Europe. • We describe here two severe cases of ISF which occurred in Italian adults.
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ISSN:1201-9712
1878-3511
DOI:10.1016/j.ijid.2017.04.003