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Fatal Rickettsia Japonica Infection Complicating Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in Yichang, China

Siyu Gao1 Yichang Central People’s Hospital, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6653-7359View further author information
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Lingfeng Li2 Department of Critical Care Medicine, Dongguan Institute of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Dongguan People’s Hospital, Dongguan, Guangdong, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xiaolin Zhou1 Yichang Central People’s Hospital, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xiangcheng Dai1 Yichang Central People’s Hospital, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Lu Lu1 Yichang Central People’s Hospital, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yandong Chen1 Yichang Central People’s Hospital, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jing Han1 Yichang Central People’s Hospital, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xiaoli Huang1 Yichang Central People’s Hospital, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Qian Xiao1 Yichang Central People’s Hospital, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Huiqing He3 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Yichang, Hubei, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Qiang Liu1 Yichang Central People’s Hospital, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 6613-6623 | Received 03 Aug 2022, Accepted 18 Oct 2022, Published online: 11 Nov 2022

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