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Rickettsia Infections MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Rickettsia Infections
Tree Number(s)
C01.150.252.400.789.725
C01.920.914.725
Unique ID
D012282
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012282
Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specific infection as shown at the various RICKETTSIA species; do not confuse with RICKETTSIACEAE INFECTIONS ("infections with rickettsias of the Family RICKETTSIACEAE"); Rickettsia conorii infection = BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; Rickettsia quintana infection = TRENCH FEVER
Scope Note
Infections by the genus RICKETTSIA.
Entry Version
RICKETTSIA INFECT
Entry Term(s)
Infections, Rickettsia
Rickettsial Diseases
Rickettsiosis
Previous Indexing
Rickettsial Infections (1977-1986)
Public MeSH Note
87
History Note
87
Date Established
1987/01/01
Date of Entry
1986/04/07
Revision Date
2019/06/10
Rickettsia Infections Preferred
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