Detection of Rickettsia rickettsii, Rickettsia parkeri, and Rickettsia akari in skin biopsy specimens using a multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction assay.

Denison, Amy M; Amin, Bijal D; Nicholson, William L; Paddock, Christopher D

Denison, Amy M; Amin, Bijal D; Nicholson, William L; Paddock, Christopher D.

Affiliation

Denison AM; Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch.
Amin BD; Department of Pathology, Division of Surgical Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
Nicholson WL; Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Paddock CD; Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch.

Clin Infect Dis ; 59(5): 635-42, 2014 Sep 01.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24829214

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Exanthema/microbiology; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; Rickettsia Infections/diagnosis; Rickettsia/isolation & purification; Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/diagnosis; Biopsy; Citrate (si)-Synthase/genetics; Humans; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods; Rickettsia/genetics; Rickettsia Infections/microbiology; Rickettsia Infections/pathology; Rickettsia akari/genetics; Rickettsia akari/isolation & purification; Rickettsia rickettsii/genetics; Rickettsia rickettsii/isolation & purification; Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/microbiology; Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/pathology; Sensitivity and Specificity; Skin/microbiology; Skin/pathology

Key words

Rickettsia; real-time PCR; skin biopsies

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Rickettsia / Rickettsia Infections / Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Exanthema / Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Evaluation_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Year: 2014 Type: Article

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