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Abstract
Two patients with headache and pleocytosis were diagnosed with Rickettsia felis infection using a polymerase chain reaction of cerebrospinal fluid and serological testing. Sequencing of the amplified products showed that they were 99–100% homologous to R. felis. These cases add to our knowledge of the clinical manifestations, as well as the geographical distribution, of this spotted fever agent.
Acknowledgements
This study was supported by grants from the Uppsala-Örebro-Regional Research Council (25021); Centre of Clinical Research Dalarna (9028) and Signhild Engkvists Foundation and Olle Engkvist Byggmästare Foundation (11877).
Declaration of interest: No conflict of interest to declare.