Japanese spotted fever, South Korea

Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Jul;12(7):1122-1124. doi: 10.3201/eid1207.051372.

Abstract

We describe the first case of Japanese spotted fever and the first isolate of spotted fever group rickettsia from a patient in South Korea. The isolated rickettsia from the patient was identified as Rickettsia japonica by analysis of the nucleotide sequences of 16S rRNA, gltA, ompA, ompB, and sca4 genes.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Humans
  • Korea / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Phylogeny
  • Rickettsia / genetics
  • Rickettsia / isolation & purification*
  • Rickettsia Infections / diagnosis*
  • Rickettsia Infections / epidemiology
  • Rickettsia Infections / microbiology
  • Rickettsia Infections / pathology*