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Fatal Case of Mediterranean Spotted Fever Associated with Septic Shock, Iran.

ABSTRACT: A fatal case of Mediterranean spotted fever associated with septic shock was reported in a 61-year-old man living in a village in southeastern Iran. The patient had a history of tick bite a few days before symptom onset. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed infection by Rickettsia conorii subspecies israelensis.

SUBMITTER: Esmaeili S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8798672 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Fatal Case of Mediterranean Spotted Fever Associated with Septic Shock, Iran.

Esmaeili Saber S Latifian Mina M Khalili Mohammad M Farrokhnia Mehrdad M Stenos John J Shafiei Mehdi M Mostafavi Ehsan E

Emerging infectious diseases 20220201 2

A fatal case of Mediterranean spotted fever associated with septic shock was reported in a 61-year-old man living in a village in southeastern Iran. The patient had a history of tick bite a few days before symptom onset. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed infection by Rickettsia conorii subspecies israelensis. ...[more]

PMID: 35076374

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