Diagnosis of Queensland Tick Typhus and African Tick Bite Fever by PCR of Lesion Swabs

Abstract

We report 3 cases of Queensland tick typhus (QTT) and 1 case of African tick bite fever in which the causative rickettsiae were detected by PCR of eschar and skin lesions in all cases. An oral mucosal lesion in 1 QTT case was also positive.

Keywords

• Rickettsia
• spotted fever
• PCR
• swabs
• Queensland
• Australia