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Clin Infect Dis
; 51(6): 712-5, 2010 Sep 15.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20687836
RESUMO
Recrudescent Rickettsia prowazekii infection, also known as Brill-Zinsser disease, can manifest decades after untreated primary infection but is rare in contemporary settings. We report the first known case of Brill-Zinsser disease in a patient originally infected with a zoonotic strain of R. prowazekii acquired from flying squirrels.