Key references: Rickettsial infections

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  • Regan JJ, Traeger MS, Humpherys D, Mahoney DL, Martinez M, Emerson GL, et al. Risk factors for fatal outcome from rocky mountain spotted Fever in a highly endemic area-Arizona, 2002-2011. Clin Infect Dis 2015;60(11):1659–66. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25697742
  • Stewart A, Armstrong M, Graves S, Hajkowicz K. Rickettsia australis and Queensland tick typhus: A Rickettsial spotted fever group infection in Australia. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2017;97(1):24–9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28719297
  • Todd SR, Dahlgren FS, Traeger MS, Beltran-Aguilar ED, Marianos DW, Hamilton C, et al. No visible dental staining in children treated with doxycycline for suspected Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. J Pediatr 2015;166(5):1246–51. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25794784