Detection of Rickettsia felis and Rickettsia typhi in an area of California endemic for murine typhus

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2009 Dec:15 Suppl 2:218-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02140.x. Epub 2009 Apr 3.

Authors

S E Karpathy¹, E K Hayes, A M Williams, R Hu, L Krueger, S Bennett, A Tilzer, R K Velten, N Kerr, W Moore, M E Eremeeva

Affiliation

¹ Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.

PMID: 19374645
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02140.x

No abstract available

Publication types

Evaluation Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Animals
Bacteriological Techniques / methods*
California / epidemiology
DNA Primers / genetics
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
Endemic Diseases*
Humans
Mice
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
Rats
Rickettsia felis / isolation & purification*
Rickettsia typhi / isolation & purification*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Siphonaptera / microbiology*
Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / epidemiology*
Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / microbiology

Substances

DNA Primers
DNA, Bacterial