Case report: first symptomatic Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis infection in Slovenia

Case report: first symptomatic Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis infection in Slovenia

Abstract Background Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis (CNM) is an emerging tick-born pathogen and usually causes symptomatic infection only in immunocompromised patients. Apart from one described case found in the literature where cultivation was successful, all cases so far were diagnosed by using...

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Main Authors: Mitja Lenart, Miha Simoniti, Katja Strašek-Smrdel, Vesna Cvitković Špik, Tanja Selič-Kurinčič, Tatjana Avšič-Županc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tick
Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis
Infection
Fever of unknown origin
16S rRNA PCR
Immunocompromised
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06297-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06297-z

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