<i>Rickettsiales</i> in Italy
There is no updated information on the spread of <i>Rickettsiales</i> in Italy. The purpose of our study is to take stock of the situation on <i>Rickettsiales</i> in Italy by focusing attention on the species identified by molecular methods in humans, in bloodsucking arthropo...
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| author | Cristoforo Guccione Claudia Colomba Manlio Tolomeo Marcello Trizzino Chiara Iaria Antonio Cascio |
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| description | There is no updated information on the spread of <i>Rickettsiales</i> in Italy. The purpose of our study is to take stock of the situation on <i>Rickettsiales</i> in Italy by focusing attention on the species identified by molecular methods in humans, in bloodsucking arthropods that could potentially attack humans, and in animals, possible hosts of these <i>Rickettsiales</i>. A computerized search without language restriction was conducted using PubMed updated as of December 31, 2020. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) methodology was followed. Overall, 36 species of microorganisms belonging to <i>Rickettsiales</i> were found. The only species identified in human tissues were <i>Anaplasma phagocytophilum,</i><i>Rickettsia conorii, R. conorii subsp. israelensis, R. monacensis, R. massiliae,</i> and <i>R. slovaca.</i> Microorganisms transmissible by bloodsucking arthropods could cause humans pathologies not yet well characterized. It should become routine to study the pathogens present in ticks that have bitten a man and at the same time that molecular studies for the search for <i>Rickettsiales</i> can be performed routinely in people who have suffered bites from bloodsucking arthropods. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-579fe215964949ba9273ffeead3136d42023-12-03T12:57:33ZengMDPI AGPathogens2076-08172021-02-0110218110.3390/pathogens10020181<i>Rickettsiales</i> in ItalyCristoforo Guccione0Claudia Colomba1Manlio Tolomeo2Marcello Trizzino3Chiara Iaria4Antonio Cascio5Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties- University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, ItalyDepartment of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties- University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, ItalyDepartment of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties- University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, ItalyInfectious and Tropical Disease Unit, AOU Policlinico “P. Giaccone”, 90127 Palermo, ItalyInfectious Diseases Unit, ARNAS Civico-Di Cristina-Benfratelli Hospital, 90127 Palermo, ItalyDepartment of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties- University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, ItalyThere is no updated information on the spread of <i>Rickettsiales</i> in Italy. The purpose of our study is to take stock of the situation on <i>Rickettsiales</i> in Italy by focusing attention on the species identified by molecular methods in humans, in bloodsucking arthropods that could potentially attack humans, and in animals, possible hosts of these <i>Rickettsiales</i>. A computerized search without language restriction was conducted using PubMed updated as of December 31, 2020. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) methodology was followed. Overall, 36 species of microorganisms belonging to <i>Rickettsiales</i> were found. The only species identified in human tissues were <i>Anaplasma phagocytophilum,</i><i>Rickettsia conorii, R. conorii subsp. israelensis, R. monacensis, R. massiliae,</i> and <i>R. slovaca.</i> Microorganisms transmissible by bloodsucking arthropods could cause humans pathologies not yet well characterized. It should become routine to study the pathogens present in ticks that have bitten a man and at the same time that molecular studies for the search for <i>Rickettsiales</i> can be performed routinely in people who have suffered bites from bloodsucking arthropods.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/2/181<i>Rickettsiales</i><i>Rickettsia</i><i>Ehrlichia</i><i>Orientia</i><i>Anaplasma</i> |
| spellingShingle | Cristoforo Guccione Claudia Colomba Manlio Tolomeo Marcello Trizzino Chiara Iaria Antonio Cascio <i>Rickettsiales</i> in Italy Pathogens <i>Rickettsiales</i> <i>Rickettsia</i> <i>Ehrlichia</i> <i>Orientia</i> <i>Anaplasma</i> |
| title | <i>Rickettsiales</i> in Italy |
| title_full | <i>Rickettsiales</i> in Italy |
| title_fullStr | <i>Rickettsiales</i> in Italy |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Rickettsiales</i> in Italy |
| title_short | <i>Rickettsiales</i> in Italy |
| title_sort | i rickettsiales i in italy |
| topic | <i>Rickettsiales</i> <i>Rickettsia</i> <i>Ehrlichia</i> <i>Orientia</i> <i>Anaplasma</i> |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/2/181 |
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