Prognostic Factors in Patients with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

• Main Authors: Hiram J. Jaramillo-Ramírez (Author), Jeremy J. Hernández-Ríos (Author), Fátima M. Martínez-González (Author), Luz A. Gutiérrez-Bañales (Author), Eliot R. García-Valenzuela (Author), J. Andrés Beltrán-López (Author), Jorge L. Peterson (Author), Flor M. Yocupicio (Author), Rodolfo Ruíz-Luján (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) is a disease with a high mortality rate, caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, a bacteria transmitted to humans by infected ticks. In 2008 there was a Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) outbreak in the city of Mexicali, México, resulting in an increased m...