Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis, Japan

Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis, Japan

We retrospectively confirmed 2 cases of human Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection. Patient blood samples contained unique p44/msp2 for the pathogen, and antibodies bound to A. phagocytophilum antigens propagated in THP-1 rather than HL60 cells. Unless both cell lines are used for serodiagnosis of ri...

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Main Authors: Norio Ohashi, Gaowa, Wuritu, Fumihiko Kawamori, Dongxing Wu, Yuko Yoshikawa, Seizou Chiya, Kazutoshi Fukunaga, Toyohiko Funato, Masaaki Shiojiri, Hideki Nakajima, Yoshiji Hamauzu, Ai Takano, Hiroki Kawabata, Shuji Ando, Toshio Kishimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
anaplasmosis
Rickettsia japonica
rickettsiosis
p44/msp2
16S rDNA
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/2/12-0855_article

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