Rickettsia spp. 364D causing a cluster of eschar-associated illness, California.

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Category Primary study
JournalThe Pediatric infectious disease journal
Year 2013
We describe the clinical course of the first 3 pediatric cases infected with Rickettsia spp. 364D. Although the pathogen was identified in California ticks decades ago, only recently have human cases been documented. Clinical features are generally mild, characterized by eschar, fever, headache, malaise and lymphadenopathy. Antigenic similarity among rickettsiae leads to cross-reactive antibody responses; definitive diagnosis requires molecular methods.
Epistemonikos ID: 1f8cc33b5e898e80fda75e9f5d60057910fbbce9
First added on: Jun 06, 2025