| Author | Lamas, Cristiane | |
| Author | Favacho, Alexsandra | |
| Author | Rozentalo, Tatiana | |
| Author | Bóia, Márcio | |
| Author | Kirsten, Andrei H. | |
| Author | Guterres, Alexandro | |
| Author | Barreira, Jairo | |
| Author | Lemos, Elba Regina S. de | |
| Access date | 2018-09-25T12:53:23Z | |
| Available date | 2018-09-25T12:53:23Z | |
| Document date | 2008 | |
| Citation | LAMAS, Cristiane; et al. Characterization of Rickettsia rickettsii in a Case of Fatal Brazilian Spotted Fever in the City of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, v.12, n.2, p.149-151, 2008. | pt_BR |
| ISSN | 1413-8670 | pt_BR |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/29037 | |
| Language | eng | pt_BR |
| Publisher | Elsevier | pt_BR |
| Rights | restricted access | |
| Subject in Portuguese | Rickettsia rickettsii | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Febre Maculosa Brasileira | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Rio de Janeiro | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Brasil | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Caso fatal | pt_BR |
| Title | Characterization of Rickettsia rickettsii in a Case of Fatal Brazilian Spotted Fever in the City of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | pt_BR |
| Type | Article | |
| Abstract | A lethal case of Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is presented. Clinical features were initially of gastrointestinal
involvement and evolved with progression to septic shock, meningoencephalitis and death on the 6th day of illness.
Indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) for spotted fever group rickettsia (SFGR) was non-reactive. Diagnosis was
confirmed by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the nucleotide sequencing of a fragment of the ompA gene
showed 100% homology to Rickettsia rickettsii. BSF has not been reported in the city of Rio de Janeiro in the last
three decades, and the present description should alert the clinicians to its presence in urban Rio de Janeiro, and to
the differential diagnosis with dengue fever, gastroenteritis, leptospirosis and bacterial septic shock, among others.
Key-Words: Brazilian spotted fever, spotted fever group rickettsia, Rickettsia rickettsii, lethal case, Rio de Janeiro
city, indirect immunofluorescence, polymerase chain reaction, central nervous system involvement. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Medicina Tropical. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Medicina Tropical. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Subject | Rickettsia rickettsii | pt_BR |
| Subject | Brazilian Spotted Fever | pt_BR |
| Subject | Rio de Janeiro | pt_BR |
| Subject | Brazil | pt_BR |
| Subject | lethal case | pt_BR |
| Embargo date | 2030-01-01 | |
