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9988323

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-2-24
pubmed:abstractText
Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) is a recently described rickettsiosis in the United States transmitted by Ixodes species ticks. In Europe, only a few studies on HGE exist. Two hundred Bulgarian patients with tick bites and 70 healthy blood donors were tested for HGE using an immunofluorescence assay with the HGE agent as an antigen. Elevated antibody titers (> or = 1:80) were found in 14 (9.7 %) of 145 patients with erythema migrans, two (8%) of 25 tick-exposed patients with lymphadenopathy only, one (20%) of five patients with tick bite with fever, chills, and headache, one (4%) of 25 healthy tick-exposed patients, and two (2.9%) of 70 blood donors. These results show for the first time that HGE is probably common in southeastern Europe. The study provides evidence of coinfection or concurrent infection of patients with Lyme disease and HGE, thus supporting the possible role of I. ricinus for transmitting the HGE agent.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0002-9637
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
60
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
58-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in Bulgaria.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology, National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't