Surveillance for Spotted Fever Group Rickettsial Infections: Problems, Pitfalls, and Potential Solutions

J Infect Dis. 2020 Mar 28;221(8):1238-1240. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiz317.
No abstract available

Keywords: Rocky Mountain spotted; diagnosis; fever; group rickettsial infections; misdiagnosis; serologic; spotted fever; surveillance.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Blood Donors
  • Humans
  • Immunologic Tests
  • Rickettsia Infections* / diagnosis
  • Rickettsia Infections* / epidemiology
  • Rickettsia rickettsii
  • Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis* / diagnosis
  • Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis* / epidemiology
  • United States