1. Candidatus Coxiella massiliensis Infection
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Emmanouil Angelakis, Oleg Mediannikov, Sarah-Lyne Jos, Jean-Michel Berenger, Philippe Parola, and Didier Raoult
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Coxiella-like bacteria ,Candidatus Coxiella massiliensis ,skin biopsy ,scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy after tick bite ,SENLAT ,eschar ,Medicine ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 - Abstract
Bacteria genetically related to Coxiella burnetii have been found in ticks. Using molecular techniques, we detected Coxiella-like bacteria, here named Candidatus Coxiella massiliensis, in skin biopsy samples and ticks removed from patients with an eschar. This organism may be a common agent of scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy after tick bite.
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- 2016
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