First case of human "Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis" infection in a febrile patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
An immunocompromised patient presented with febrile episodes, an erysipelas-like rash, and thromboembolic complications. Amplification of 16S rRNA gene sequences from blood and sequence analysis revealed "Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis." We report the first case of human disease caused by "Ca. Neoehrlichia mikurensis."
Welinder-Olsson
Christina
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Department of Clinical Bacteriology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Guldhedsgatan 10, Box 7193, 402 34 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Kjellin
Eva
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Vaht
Krista
K
Jacobsson
Stefan
S
Wennerås
Christine
C
D000368:Aged; D000710:Anaplasmataceae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000711:Anaplasmataceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S