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Rickettsiaceae Infections

MedGen UID:: 11243
•Concept ID:: C0035592
•: Disease or Syndrome

Synonyms:

Infection, Rickettsiaceae; Infections, Rickettsiaceae; Rickettsiaceae Infection

Definition

Infections with bacteria of the family RICKETTSIACEAE. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVRickettsiaceae Infections

Clinical finding
- Finding by Cause
  - Infection
    - Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
      - Bacterial infectious disease
        Gram-negative bacterial infections
        Rickettsiaceae Infections
        Rickettsial pneumonia
        Rickettsiosis
        Ehrlichiosis
        Heartwater Disease
        Endemic typhus
        Epidemic louse-borne typhus
        Brill-Zinsser disease
        Relapsing epidemic typhus
        Rocky Mountain spotted fever
        Spotted fevers
        Boutonneuse fever
        Tick-borne relapsing fever
        Scrub typhus

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The epidemiology, diagnosis and management of scrub typhus disease in China.

Musa TH, Ahmad T, Wana MN, Li W, Musa HH, Sharun K, Tiwari R, Dhama K, Chaicumpa W, Campbell MC, Wei P
Hum Vaccin Immunother 2021 Oct 3;17(10):3795-3805. Epub 2021 Jun 14 doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1934355. PMID: 34124995 Free PMC Article

Recognition of and Prompt Treatment for Tick-Borne Infections in Children.

Mukkada S, Buckingham SC
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2015 Sep;29(3):539-55. Epub 2015 Jul 16 doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2015.05.002. PMID: 26188606

Drug treatment of scrub typhus.

Rajapakse S, Rodrigo C, Fernando SD
Trop Doct 2011 Jan;41(1):1-4. doi: 10.1258/td.2010.100311. PMID: 21172901

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Macrolides versus other antibiotics in pediatric scrub typhus: A meta-analysis.

Kabir KI, Satapathy AK, Gullla KM, John J, Dwibedi B, Mahapatro S, Das RR
Indian J Med Microbiol 2023 Nov-Dec;46:100460. Epub 2023 Aug 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ijmmb.2023.100460. PMID: 37945110

Control of zoonoses in Cyprus.

Economides P
Rev Sci Tech 2000 Dec;19(3):725-34. doi: 10.20506/rst.19.3.1246. PMID: 11107615

Rickettsialpox.

Boyd AS
Dermatol Clin 1997 Apr;15(2):313-8. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(05)70439-3. PMID: 9098640

Epidemiology of rickettsial diseases.

Walker DH, Fishbein DB
Eur J Epidemiol 1991 May;7(3):237-45. doi: 10.1007/BF00145672. PMID: 1884775

Rickettsia in Texas.

Elliott LB, Fournier PV, Teltow GJ
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1990;590:221-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1990.tb42223.x. PMID: 2378448

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Diagnosis

Arthropod-borne bacterial diseases in pregnancy.

Dotters-Katz SK, Kuller J, Heine RP
Obstet Gynecol Surv 2013 Sep;68(9):635-49. doi: 10.1097/OGX.0b013e3182a5ed46. PMID: 25102120

Imaging of rickettsial, spirochetal, and parasitic infections.

Akgoz A, Mukundan S, Lee TC
Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2012 Nov;22(4):633-57. Epub 2012 Sep 29 doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2012.05.015. PMID: 23122260

Rickettsialpox.

Boyd AS
Dermatol Clin 1997 Apr;15(2):313-8. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(05)70439-3. PMID: 9098640

Dermatologic manifestations of arthropod-borne diseases.

Myers SA, Sexton DJ
Infect Dis Clin North Am 1994 Sep;8(3):689-712. PMID: 7814841

Ehrlichiosis.

Harkess JR
Infect Dis Clin North Am 1991 Mar;5(1):37-51. PMID: 2051014

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Therapy

Macrolides versus other antibiotics in pediatric scrub typhus: A meta-analysis.

Kabir KI, Satapathy AK, Gullla KM, John J, Dwibedi B, Mahapatro S, Das RR
Indian J Med Microbiol 2023 Nov-Dec;46:100460. Epub 2023 Aug 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ijmmb.2023.100460. PMID: 37945110

The spread of Wolbachia through mosquito populations.

Jiggins FM
PLoS Biol 2017 Jun;15(6):e2002780. Epub 2017 Jun 1 doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2002780. PMID: 28570608 Free PMC Article

Arthropod-borne bacterial diseases in pregnancy.

Dotters-Katz SK, Kuller J, Heine RP
Obstet Gynecol Surv 2013 Sep;68(9):635-49. doi: 10.1097/OGX.0b013e3182a5ed46. PMID: 25102120

Onchocerciasis.

Hoerauf A, Büttner DW, Adjei O, Pearlman E
BMJ 2003 Jan 25;326(7382):207-10. doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7382.207. PMID: 12543839 Free PMC Article

Rickettsialpox.

Boyd AS
Dermatol Clin 1997 Apr;15(2):313-8. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(05)70439-3. PMID: 9098640

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Prognosis

The spread of Wolbachia through mosquito populations.

Jiggins FM
PLoS Biol 2017 Jun;15(6):e2002780. Epub 2017 Jun 1 doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2002780. PMID: 28570608 Free PMC Article

Rickettsioses in Japan and the far East.

Mahara F
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2006 Oct;1078:60-73. doi: 10.1196/annals.1374.007. PMID: 17114681

Rickettsial skin disease: uncommon presentations.

Elston DM
Clin Dermatol 2005 Nov-Dec;23(6):541-4. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2005.01.016. PMID: 16325061

Clinical manifestations and complications of rickettsiosis in southern Taiwan.

Lee HC, Ko WC, Lee HL, Chen HY
J Formos Med Assoc 2002 Jun;101(6):385-92. PMID: 12189643

Rickettsialpox.

Boyd AS
Dermatol Clin 1997 Apr;15(2):313-8. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(05)70439-3. PMID: 9098640

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Clinical prediction guides

Scalp eschar and neck lymph adenopathy after a tick bite (SENLAT) in Tuscany, Italy (2015-2022).

Barbiero A, Manciulli T, Spinicci M, Vellere I, Colao MG, Rossolini GM, Bartoloni A, Raoult D, Zammarchi L
Infection 2023 Dec;51(6):1847-1854. Epub 2023 Aug 11 doi: 10.1007/s15010-023-02079-8. PMID: 37563481 Free PMC Article

The spread of Wolbachia through mosquito populations.

Jiggins FM
PLoS Biol 2017 Jun;15(6):e2002780. Epub 2017 Jun 1 doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2002780. PMID: 28570608 Free PMC Article

Ehrlichiosis.

Harkess JR
Infect Dis Clin North Am 1991 Mar;5(1):37-51. PMID: 2051014

Ehrlichiosis in children.

Harkess JR, Ewing SA, Brumit T, Mettry CR
Pediatrics 1991 Feb;87(2):199-203. PMID: 1987531

The tribe Ehrlichieae and ehrlichial diseases.

Rikihisa Y
Clin Microbiol Rev 1991 Jul;4(3):286-308. doi: 10.1128/CMR.4.3.286. PMID: 1889044 Free PMC Article

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