Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia lonestari after Tick Bite in Alabama, USA.

Vazquez Guillamet, Laia J; Marx, Grace E; Benjamin, William; Pappas, Peter; Lieberman, Nicole A P; Bachiashvili, Kimo; Leal, Sixto; Lieberman, Joshua A

Vazquez Guillamet, Laia J; Marx, Grace E; Benjamin, William; Pappas, Peter; Lieberman, Nicole A P; Bachiashvili, Kimo; Leal, Sixto; Lieberman, Joshua A.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 29(2): 441-444, 2023 02.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36692856

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

We report an immunocompromised patient in Alabama, USA, 75 years of age, with relapsing fevers and pancytopenia who had spirochetemia after a tick bite. We identified Borrelia lonestari by using PCR, sequencing, and phylogenetic analysis. Increasing clinical availability of molecular diagnostics might identify B. lonestari as an emerging tickborne pathogen.

Assuntos

Borrelia; Febre Recorrente; Picadas de Carrapatos; Humanos; Febre Recorrente/diagnóstico; Alabama/epidemiologia; Picadas de Carrapatos/complicações; Filogenia; Borrelia/genética

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Alabama; Borrelia lonestari; United States; bacteria; parasites; relapsing fever; tick; vector-borne infections; zoonoses

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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Febre Recorrente / Borrelia / Picadas de Carrapatos Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Limite: Humans País como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article

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