@article{PAR00006563,
  title = {{I}dentification of rickettsial infections by using cutaneous swab specimens and {PCR}},
  author = {{B}echah, {Y}. and {S}ocolovschi, {C}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier},
  abstract = {{T}o determine the usefulness of noninvasive cutaneous swab specimens for detecting rickettsiae, we tested skin eschars from 6 guinea pigs and from 9 humans. {S}pecimens from eschars in guinea pigs were positive for rickettsiae as long as lesions were present. {O}ptimal storage temperature for specimens was 4 degrees {C} for 3 days.},
  keywords = {},
  journal = {{E}merging {I}nfectious {D}iseases},
  volume = {17},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {83--86},
  ISSN = {1080-6040},
  year = {2011},
  DOI = {10.3201/eid1701.100854},
  URL = {http://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00006563},
}