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Volume 22, Number 2—February 2016
Dispatch

Candidatus Coxiella massiliensis Infection

Emmanouil AngelakisComments to Author , Oleg Mediannikov, Sarah-Lyne Jos, Jean-Michel Berenger, Philippe Parola, and Didier Raoult
Author affiliations: Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France

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Table

Characteristics of Candidatus C. massiliensis–infected patients, France, 2011–2014

Characteristic No. (%) cases
Male sex
7 (47)
Tick species collected from patient
Dermacentor marginatus 6 (55)
Rhipicephalus sanguineus 3 (27)
Ixodes ricinus 1 (9)
Rhipicephalus bursa 1 (9)
Not collected
4
Eschar location
Scalp 8 (53)
Leg 3 (20)
Shoulder 2 (13)
Back 1 (7)
Ear
1 (7)
Fever
6 (40)
Lymphadenopathy
Cervical 6 (55)
Axillary 1 (9)
Inguinal
2 (18)
Thrombocytopenia 6 (40)
Increased liver enzyme levels 2 (13)
Increased C-reactive protein level
9 (60)
Treatment
Doxycycline 11 (73)
Oher 4 (27)

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