Kawasaki disease and Anaplasma sp. infection of an infant in Cyprus.
This report describes the case of an infant suffering from Kawasaki disease with a concomitant Anaplasma sp. infection. Further studies are required to demonstrate a possible association between Kawasaki disease and bacterial infections.
Laboratory of Clinical Bacteriology, Parasitology, Zoonoses and Geographical Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
Dimosthenis
D
Chochlakis
Maria
M
Koliou
Ioannis
I
Ioannou
Yannis
Y
Tselentis
Anna
A
Psaroulaki
D041081:Anaplasma phagocytophilum / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D002417:Cattle; D003535:Cyprus; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D004269:DNA, Bacterial