Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in a child.
This is the first case of Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection described in Cyprus. A 9-year-old girl was infected after a tick-bite. The infection was diagnosed by molecular-based detection of the bacterium in 2 blood samples. The polymerase chain reaction product was sequenced, revealing a novel strain of Anaplasma phagocytophilum.
Laboratory of Clinical Bacteriology, Parasitology, Zoonoses and Geographical Medicine, School of Medicine, Crete, Greece. annapsa@med.uoc.gr
Anna
A
Psaroulaki
Maria
M
Koliou
Dimosthenis
D
Chochlakis
Ioannis
I
Ioannou
Stella
S
Mazeri
Yannis
Y
Tselentis
D041081:Anaplasma phagocytophilum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D003535:Cyprus; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013987:Ticks
D004269:DNA, Bacterial