McBride William J H, Hanson Joshua P, Miller Robert, Wenck Drew
James Cook University, School of Medicine, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Nov;13(11):1742-4. doi: 10.3201/eid1311.070099.
We report 3 cases of spotted fever group rickettsial infection (presumed Queensland tick typhus) in residents of northern Queensland, Australia, who had unusually severe clinical manifestations. Complications included renal failure, purpura fulminans, and severe pneumonia. Clinical illness caused by Rickettsia australis may not be as benign as previously described.
我们报告了3例澳大利亚昆士兰北部居民感染斑点热群立克次体（推测为昆士兰蜱型斑疹伤寒）的病例，这些患者临床表现异常严重。并发症包括肾衰竭、暴发性紫癜和严重肺炎。澳大利亚立克次体引起的临床疾病可能不像之前描述的那么良性。
