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- Title
Fatal Monocytic Ehrlichiosis in Woman, Mexico, 2013.
- Authors
Sosa-Gutierrez, Carolina G.; Solorzano-Santos, Fortino; Walker, David H.; Torres, Javier; Serrano, Carlos A.; Gordillo-Perez, Guadalupe
- Abstract
Human monocytic ehrlichiosis is a febrile illness caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis, an intracellular bacterium transmitted by ticks. In Mexico, a case of E. chaffeensis infection in an immunocompetent 31-year-old woman without recognized tick bite was fatal. This diagnosis should be considered for patients with fever, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and elevated liver enzyme levels.
- Subjects
MEXICO; EHRLICHIOSIS; EHRLICHIA; TICKS as carriers of disease; DIAGNOSIS of bacterial diseases; SYMPTOMS; ANTIBIOTICS; DIAGNOSIS of ehrlichiosis; BIOPSY; COMPARATIVE studies; DISEASE complications; GRAM-negative bacteria; LIVER; LIVER function tests; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; RESEARCH; EVALUATION research; TREATMENT effectiveness
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016, Vol 22, Issue 5, p871
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2205.151217