Rickettsia conori – infection imported from the South African Republic
Rickettsia conori – pôvodca infekcie importovanej z Juhoafrickej republiky
Autorka v práci prezentuje kazuistiku pacientky s importovanou rickettsiózou (Rickettsia conori) z Juhoafrickej republiky. Napriek netypickému priebehu sa po vylúčení diagnózy malárie myslelo na možnú rickettsiovú infekciu, ktorá sa potvrdila serologickým vyšetrením a primerane liečila.
Kľúčové slová:
rickettsióza – importovaná nákaza – diagnostika – liečba.
Authors:
K. Šimeková
Authors‘ workplace:
III. klinika infekčních a tropických nemocí 1. LF UK, Praha
přednosta doc. MUDr. M. Holub, PhD.
Published in:
Prakt. Lék. 2005; 85(10): 573-574
Category:
Case Report
Overview
The author in her study presents a case of the female patient with risckettsiosis (Rickettsia conori) imported from the South African Republic. In spite of atypical course of the disease, after elimination of malary diagnosis, rickettsiosis infection was supposed to be possible and it was confirmed serological examination and was treated adequately.
Key words:
rickettsios – imported disease – diagnostics – treatment.
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