Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Rickettsia rickettsii)

Jessica Snowden; Kari A. Simonsen

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Rickettsia rickettsii)

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In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan.

2023 Jul 17.

Authors

Jessica Snowden¹, Kari A. Simonsen¹

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¹ University of Nebraska Medical Center

PMID: 28613631
Bookshelf ID: NBK430881

Excerpt

Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is an acute febrile tick-borne illness caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. It is the most severe and most common of the rickettsial infections in North America.

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