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Fatal Case of Brazilian Spotted Fever Confirmed by Immunohistochemical Staining and Sequencing Methods on Fixed Tissues
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Author abstract
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Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Oct, 2006, Vol. 1078, p257, 3 p.
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English
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0077-8923
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To purchase or authenticate to the full-text of this article, please visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1196/annals.1374.046 Byline: TATIANA ROZENTAL (a), MARINA E. EREMEEVA (b), CHRISTOPHER D. PADDOCK (c), SHERIF R. ZAKI (c), GREGORY A. DASCH (b), ELBA R. S. LEMOS (a) Keywords: Brazilian spotted fever; immunohistochemical technique; PCR; sequence Abstract: Abstract: The authors describe the first characterization of Rickettsia rickettsii in a fatal case occurring in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Author Affiliation: (a)Laboratorio de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses, Departamento de Virologia, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (b)Viral and Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA (c)Infectious Disease Pathology Activity, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA Article note: Address for correspondence: Tatiana Rozental, Lab. de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses, Depto. Virologia, Pav. Rocha Lima 5[degrees] andar, FIOCRUZ. Av. Brasil, 4365, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. CEP: 21045-900. Voice: +55-21-2598-4545; fax: +55-21-2270-6397., e-mail: rozental@ioc.fiocruz.br