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We aimed to identify the epidemiological, clinical and laboratory features of central nervous system rickettsial infections and to describe the treatment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We carried out a retrospective study that included all patients hospitalized with rickettsiosis in the infectious diseases department of Hedi Chaker University Hospital in Sfax, Tunisia between 1993 and 2018.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We identified 47 patients with central nervous system rickettsial infections among 440 patients with rickettsial infections (10.7%). Skin rash (31.9% vs 87.8%; p&lt;0.001) and eschar (4.2% vs 27.7%; p&lt;0.001) were less frequent among patients with central nervous system rickettsial infections. 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