Isolation of Rickettsia rickettsii in Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Outbreak, Panama Artículo académico uri icon

Abstracto

  • We report new cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in patients from Kinkantu, Ngäbe-Bugle indigenous comarca, Panama. We isolated Rickettsia rickettsii in cell culture after intraperitoneal inoculation of guinea pigs with tissues from a deceased patient. Our results indicate that Rocky Mountain spotted fever is emerging in this region.

autores

  • Yamitzel Zaldívar
  • Michelle Hernández
  • Lillian Domínguez
  • Lisseth Saénz
  • Santiago Montilla
  • María E. Barnett de Antinori
  • Felipe da Silva Krawczak
  • Bermúdez Castillero, Sergio Eduardo