Detection and identification of Rickettsiae and rickettsial diseases
ZHANG Xiao-Peng1, LI Xin-Lei2, ZHENG Bo2, HU Xiao-Mei1
1. Department of Microbiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China; 2. Eighth Battalion, Cadet Brigade, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
Abstract：Rickettsia is an obligate intracellular parasitic bacterium which has been included in the list of biowarfare agents. Rickettsial diseases are zoonotic, natural focal diseases, and also threats to human health seriously. Different from the standard detection methods for other bacteria, the diagnosis of rickettsial diseases needs a collective consideration of the epidemiological data, clinical symptoms and laboratory test results. Although Rickettsia detection technology has been developed for more than 100 years, early rapid diagnosis is still difficult. Current progresses on Rickettsia and rickettsial disease detection, including pathogen isolation and molecular detections, are reviewed in this paper.
张骁鹏1，李炘檑2，郑波2，胡晓梅1. 立克次体与立克次体病的检测与鉴定[J]. 微生物与感染, 2015, 10(3): 194-198.
ZHANG Xiao-Peng1, LI Xin-Lei2, ZHENG Bo2, HU Xiao-Mei1. Detection and identification of Rickettsiae and rickettsial diseases. JOURNAL OF MICROBES AND INFECTIONS, 2015, 10(3): 194-198.
