Rickettsia mongolitimonae Encephalitis, Southern France, 2018
Résumé
We report a case of Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae infection, an emerging tickborne rickettsiosis, with associated encephalitis in a 66-year-old man. Diagnosis was rapidly confirmed by quantitative PCR obtained from an eschar swab sample. The patient was successfully treated with oral doxycycline.
Domaines
Médecine humaine et pathologieOrigine | Fichiers éditeurs autorisés sur une archive ouverte |
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