TY - JOUR AU - Bechah, Yassina AU - Socolovschi, Cristina AU - Raoult, Didier T1 - Identification of Rickettsial Infections by Using Cutaneous Swab Specimens and PCR T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2011 VL - 17 IS - 1 SP - 83 SN - 1080-6059 AB - To determine the usefulness of noninvasive cutaneous swab specimens for detecting rickettsiae, we tested skin eschars from 6 guinea pigs and from 9 humans. Specimens from eschars in guinea pigs were positive for rickettsiae as long as lesions were present. Optimal storage temperature for specimens was 4°C for 3 days. KW - Rickettsia KW - Orientia tsutsugamushi KW - eschars KW - swabs KW - PCR KW - guinea pigs KW - humans KW - France KW - dispatch DO - 10.3201/eid1701.100854 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/1/10-0854_article ER - End of Reference