Fatal Case of Brazilian Spotted Fever Confirmed by Immunohistochemical Staining and Sequencing Methods on Fixed Tissues
- 31 October 2006
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 1078 (1) , 257-259
- https://doi.org/10.1196/annals.1374.046
Abstract
Abstract: The authors describe the first characterization of Rickettsia rickettsii in a fatal case occurring in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil.Keywords
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