Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Alicante, Spain.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Feb;19(2):267-9. doi: 10.3201/eid1902.111706.
Human infection with Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae was initially reported in 1996, and reports of a total of 18 cases have been published. We describe 6 additional cases that occurred in the Mediterranean coast region of Spain during 2007-2011. Clinicians should consider this infection in patients who have traveled to this area.
1996 年首次报告了人类感染西伯利亚立克次体蒙古亚种,总共报告了 18 例。我们描述了 2007-2011 年期间发生在西班牙地中海沿岸地区的另外 6 例病例。临床医生应考虑到在前往该地区的患者中存在这种感染。