Human granulocytic anaplasmosis.
Tick-borne infections have been recognized in the United States for more than a century. Patients who present with nonspecific fever after exposure to ticks should be evaluated by clinical examination and routine laboratory testing to determine if the illness is potentially a tick-borne infection. This article focuses on the diagnosis and management of human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum.
Bakken
Johan S
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Department of Family Medicine, University of Minnesota Duluth, School of Medicine, 1001 E. Superior Street, Suite L201, Duluth, MN 55202, USA. jbakken@slhduluth.com
Dumler
Stephen
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