Murine typhus in Mexico City

report of an imported case

Autores

  • Sokani Sánchez-Montes Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Medicina, Centro de Medicina Tropical, Unidad de Investigación en Medicina Experimental
  • Pablo Colunga-Salas Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Medicina, Centro de Medicina Tropical, Unidad de Investigación en Medicina Experimental
  • Edith A. FernándezFigueroa Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Medicina, Centro de Medicina Tropical, Unidad de Investigación en Medicina Experimental
  • María Luisa Hernández Medel Hospital General de México, Servicio de Infectología
  • César Rivera Benítez Hospital General de México, Servicio de Infectología
  • Ingeborg Becker Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Medicina, Centro de Medicina Tropical, Unidad de Investigación en Medicina Experimental

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946201961016

Palavras-chave:

Rickettsiosis, Mexico, Rickettsia typhi, PCR

Resumo

Murine typhus is endemic in several countries. We herein report an imported case of murine typhus caused by Rickettsia typhi in Mexico City. This is the first report of a case after almost 20 years since the last report. The species was confirmed by DNA sequencing and phylogenetic reconstruction.

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Publicado

2019-03-07

Edição

v. 61 (2019)

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Sánchez-Montes, S., Colunga-Salas, P., FernándezFigueroa, E. A., Medel, M. L. H., Benítez, C. R., & Becker, I. (2019). Murine typhus in Mexico City: report of an imported case. Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 61, e16. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946201961016