Fatal case of Brazilian spotted fever confirmed by immunohistochemical staining and sequencing methods on fixed tissues

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2006 Oct:1078:257-9. doi: 10.1196/annals.1374.046.

Abstract

The authors describe the first characterization of Rickettsia rickettsii in a fatal case occurring in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brazil
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Rickettsia Infections / diagnosis*
  • Rickettsia Infections / pathology

Associated data

  • GENBANK/DQ002505