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Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome was diagnosed in a febrile woman in Japan after a tick bite. However, Rickettsia japonica DNA was retrospectively detected in the eschar specimen, suggesting co-infection… Click to show full abstract
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome was diagnosed in a febrile woman in Japan after a tick bite. However, Rickettsia japonica DNA was retrospectively detected in the eschar specimen, suggesting co-infection from the bite. Establishment of the severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus infection might have overpowered the R. japonica infection.
Keywords:
tick bite;
severe fever;
thrombocytopenia syndrome;
infection;
fever thrombocytopenia
Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2021
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Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2021
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