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    Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Jun;15(6):963-5.

    Diagnosis of Queensland tick typhus and African tick bite fever by PCR of lesion swabs.

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    Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Sydney, Queensland, Australia.

    Abstract

    We report 3 cases of Queensland tick typhus (QTT) and 1 case of African tick bite fever in which the causative rickettsiae were detected by PCR of eschar and skin lesions in all cases. An oral mucosal lesion in 1 QTT case was also positive.

    PMID:
    19523304
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
    PMCID:
    PMC2727311
    Free PMC Article

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