Italiano| RICKETTSIA CONORII |
Boutonneuse fever also called Mediterranean spotted fever, fièvre boutonneuse, Kenya tick typhus, Indian tick typhus, Marseilles fever, or African tick-bite fever
is an infectious disease always caused by the bite of a mint. It is widespread mainly along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. The pathogenic agent of the disease is a rickettsia, particularly rickettsia conorii. Contagion between animals and humans occurs through the bite of mites of the species Rhipicephalus sanguineus , commonly used parasite patches of dog and other pets.
The first symptoms appear after a period of incubation, after the infectious sting, of about 5/7 days. Subsequently, you have a start with abrupt high fever episodes from the start. Maculopapular erupts occur in patients with Boutonneuse fever.
Diagnostic confirmation is obtained by serological tests. Antibiotic therapy is the one used for most of the infections by Rickettsie. Tetracyclines are top-of-the-range drugs in the treatment of Boutonneuse fever, particularly doxacycline, even in the pediatric patient. In pregnant women the infection is treated with chloramphenicol.
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48% |
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mixture of antigen Dilution 4 | Total reaction time: 40 minutes at 44-47 ° C. First incubation: 15 minutes Second incubation: 5 minutes Third incubation: 15 minutes First incubation: 5 minutes Ref: 110-0427 25 tests |