Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae Infection, France, 2010-2014

Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 May;22(5):880-2. doi: 10.3201/eid2205.141989.

Abstract

To further characterize human infections caused by Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae, we tested skin biopsy and swab samples and analyzed clinical, epidemiologic, and diagnostic characteristics of patients with a rickettsiosis. The most common (38%) indigenous species was R. sibirica mongolitimonae. Significantly more cases of R. sibirica mongolitimonae infection occurred during spring and summer.

Keywords: France; Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae; bacteria; cutaneous swab; rickettsia; rope-like lymphangitis–associated rickettsiosis; skin biopsy; vector-borne infections.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • France / epidemiology
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Rickettsia Infections / diagnosis
  • Rickettsia Infections / epidemiology*
  • Rickettsia Infections / history
  • Rickettsia Infections / microbiology*
  • Rickettsia* / classification
  • Rickettsia* / genetics
  • Rickettsia* / isolation & purification
  • Seasons
  • Young Adult