Coinfection with "Rickettsia sibirica subsp. mongolotimonae" and Rickettsia conorii in a Human Patient: a Challenge for Molecular Diagnosis Tools.

ABSTRACT: Rickettsioses are zoonoses transmitted by vectors. More than one agent can coexist in vectors. Although vectors may transmit more than one microorganism to humans, information on dual infections is scarce. We present a case of a patient with an atypical rickettsiosis diagnosis in whom two species of Rickettsia were detected.

SUBMITTER: Nogueras MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4540899 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature