@article{PAR00013849, title = {{F}irst case of imported {A}frican tick-bite fever in {P}oland - {C}ase report}, author = {{T}omasiewicz, {K}. and {K}rzowska-{F}irych, {J}. and {B}ielec, {D}. and {S}ocolovschi, {C}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his is the first report of a case of {A}frican tick bite fever ({ATBF}) imported to {P}oland from {S}outh-{A}frica. {T}he patient presented with fever of 38.4 degrees {C}, generalized maculopapular rash and single eschar. {D}iagnosis was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction ({PCR}) from eschar biopsies. {T}he patient recovered without any sequelae after 7 days treatment with doxycycline.}, keywords = {{A}frican tick-bite fever ; {R}ickettsia africae ; {P}oland ; case report ; {POLOGNE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}nnals of {A}gricultural and {E}nvironmental {M}edicine}, volume = {22}, numero = {3}, pages = {412--413}, ISSN = {1232-1966}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.5604/12321966.1167703}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00013849}, }