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Serological evidence of Rickettsia parkeri as the etiological agent of rickettsiosis in Uruguay / Evidência sorológica de Rickettsia parkeri como agente etiológico de rickettsiose no Uruguai
Conti-Díaz, Ismael A; Moraes-Filho, Jonas; Pacheco, Richard C; Labruna, Marcelo B.
Affiliation
  • Conti-Díaz, Ismael A; National University. School of Medicine. Department of Parasitology. UY
  • Moraes-Filho, Jonas; University of São Paulo. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Preventive Veterinary Medicine Department. SP. BR
  • Pacheco, Richard C; University of São Paulo. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Preventive Veterinary Medicine Department. SP. BR
  • Labruna, Marcelo B; University of São Paulo. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Preventive Veterinary Medicine Department. SP. BR
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo ; Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo;51(6): 337-339, Oct.-Dec. 2009. ilus
Article in En | LILACS | ID: lil-539453
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ABSTRACT
We report three new rickettsiosis human cases in Uruguay. The three clinical cases presented clinical manifestations similar to previous reported cases of Rickettsia parkeri in the United States; that is mild fever (< 40 ºC), malaise, headache, rash, inoculation eschar at the tick bite site, regional lymphadenopathy, and no lethality. Serological antibody-absorption tests with purified antigens of R. parkeri and Rickettsia rickettsii, associated with immunofluorescence assay indicated that the patients in two cases were infected by R. parkeri. Epidemiological and clinical evidences, coupled with our serological analysis, suggest that R. parkeri is the etiological agent of human cases of spotted fever in Uruguay, a disease that has been recognized in that country as cutaneous-ganglionar rickettsiosis.
RESUMO
São relatados três novos casos humanos de rickettsiose no Uruguai. Os três casos clínicos apresentam manifestações clínicas semelhantes às descritas em casos de infecção por Rickettsia parkeri previamente relatados nos Estados Unidos, tais como febre moderada (< 40 ºC), mal-estar, cefaléia, exantema, escara de inoculação no sítio de fixação do carrapato, linfadenopatia regional e ausência de letalidade. Testes sorológicos de absorção de anticorpos com antígenos de R. parkeri e Rickettsia rickettsii, associados à reação de imunofluorescência indireta, sugerem que os pacientes de dois casos foram infectados por R. parkeri. Evidências clínicas e epidemiológicas, associadas com nossas análises sorológicas, sugerem que R. parkeri é o agente etiológico de casos humanos de febre maculosa no Uruguai, uma doença que tem sido reconhecida naquele país como rickettsiose cutâneo-ganglionar.
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Full text: 1 Database: LILACS Main subject: Rickettsia / Rickettsia Infections / Antibodies, Bacterial Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies Limits: Adult / Child / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Uruguay Language: En Journal: Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo Journal subject: MEDICINA TROPICAL Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil / Uruguay
Full text: 1 Database: LILACS Main subject: Rickettsia / Rickettsia Infections / Antibodies, Bacterial Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies Limits: Adult / Child / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Uruguay Language: En Journal: Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo Journal subject: MEDICINA TROPICAL Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil / Uruguay