Discussion Registered JSF cases are gradually increasing in number, and endemic areas
are spreading in southwest Japan [4,520]. Rj has also been isolated in Korea and Thailand …

ABSTRACT A nested PCR assay was developed for the detection of spotted fever group
(SFG) rickettsiae in serum samples. The assay was based on specific primers derived from …

Investigation of patients, healthy persons, and ticks in Jinghe County, Xinjiang Uygur
Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, for evidence of spotted fever group (SFG) …

Japanese spotted fever (JSF) is caused by Rickettsia japonica, and lethal cases are
reported yearly in southwest Japan. We thus established the method of diagnosing JSF by …

Accepted for publication, February 29, 1992)• ôGH• ô Abstract• ôGS• ô To clarify the
geographic distribution of spotted fever group(SFG) rickettsiae in Japan, small field rodents …

Rickettsial infections of the spotted fever group (SFG) have been experienced recently in
areas along the coast from Anan city to the Muroto promontory, ie, the southeast coast of …

Abstract Information about spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae in southern China remains
sparse. A specific and sensitive real-time PCR assay for detection of SFG rickettsiae was …

In 2004 between the months of May–November, 11 patients with spotted fever group (SFG)
rickettsioses were admitted to the Trakya University Hospital in Edirne, Turkey. SFG …

Spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFG) are a neglected group of bacteria, belonging to the
genus Rickettsia, that represent a large number of new and emerging infectious diseases …

Rickettsia diseases, including Japanese spotted fever (JSF), are serious infections. Delayed
diagnosis occasionally results in life‐threatening liver disorders and disseminated …