Krusell Allan, Comer James A, Sexton Daniel J
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Northeast Medical Center, Concord, North Carolina, USA.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2002 Jul;8(7):727-8. doi: 10.3201/eid0807.010501.
We report a case of rickettsialpox from North Carolina confirmed by serologic testing. To our knowledge, this case is the first to be reported from this region of the United States. Including rickettsialpox in the evaluation of patients with eschars or vesicular rashes is likely to extend the recognized geographic distribution of Rickettsia akari, the etiologic agent of this disease.
我们报告了一例经血清学检测确诊的来自北卡罗来纳州的立克次体痘病例。据我们所知，这是美国该地区首例报告的此类病例。在对有焦痂或水疱性皮疹的患者进行评估时考虑立克次体痘，可能会扩大这种疾病的病原体——小蛛立克次体的已知地理分布范围。
