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- Title
Spiroplasma ixodetis Infections in Immunocompetent and Immunosuppressed Patients after Tick Exposure, Sweden.
- Authors
Eimer, Johannes; Fernström, Louise; Rohlén, Louise; Grankvist, Anna; Loo, Kristoffer; Nyman, Erik; Henningsson, Anna J.; Haglund, Mats; Hultqvist, Viktor; Sjöwall, Johanna; Wennerås, Christine; Schön, Thomas
- Abstract
We report 2 cases of Spiroplasma ixodetis infection in an immunocompetent patient and an immunocompromised patient who had frequent tick exposure. Fever, thrombocytopenia, and increased liver aminotransferase levels raised the suspicion of anaplasmosis, but 16S rRNA PCR and Sanger sequencing yielded a diagnosis of spiroplasmosis. Both patients recovered after doxycycline treatment.
- Subjects
SWEDEN; BITES &; stings; GRAM-negative bacteria; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED patients; RNA; TICKS; GRAM-negative bacterial diseases; ANIMALS
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022, Vol 28, Issue 8, p1681
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2808.212524