title: Asymptomatic "Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis" infections in immunocompetent humans.
abstract: In Europe, human infections with "Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis" have mainly been restricted to immunocompromised patients. We report here the first cases of asymptomatic "Ca. Neoehrlichia mikurensis" infection in immunocompetent humans (5/316 [1.6%] were infected). Due to the potential threats of infections with "Ca. Neoehrlichia mikurensis" in healthy persons to the safety of the blood supply, further study of this phenomenon is required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland rwelc@biol.uw.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Welc-Falęciak
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Siński
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kowalec
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfections, Medical University in Białystok, Białystok, Poland.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zajkowska
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfections, Medical University in Białystok, Białystok, Poland.
authors.forename: Sławomir A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Pancewicz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000710:Anaplasmataceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000711:Anaplasmataceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA