Human Case of Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection, Taiwan
In 2018, an immunosuppressed woman in southern Taiwan had onset of fever, chills, myalgia, malaise, thrombocytopenia, lymphocytopenia, and elevated hepatic transaminases. Investigation revealed infection with Ehrlichia chaffeensis. This autochthonous case of human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis was con...
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| author | Shih-Huan Peng Su-Lin Yang Yu-Ni Ho Hsiang-Fei Chen Pei-Yun Shu |
| author_facet | Shih-Huan Peng Su-Lin Yang Yu-Ni Ho Hsiang-Fei Chen Pei-Yun Shu |
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| description | In 2018, an immunosuppressed woman in southern Taiwan had onset of fever, chills, myalgia, malaise, thrombocytopenia, lymphocytopenia, and elevated hepatic transaminases. Investigation revealed infection with Ehrlichia chaffeensis. This autochthonous case of human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis was confirmed by PCR, DNA sequencing, and seroconversion. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ca18f14b644e4d158c9d7180a04c6a3f2022-12-21T19:36:33ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592019-11-0125112141214310.3201/eid2511.190665Human Case of Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection, TaiwanShih-Huan PengSu-Lin YangYu-Ni HoHsiang-Fei ChenPei-Yun ShuIn 2018, an immunosuppressed woman in southern Taiwan had onset of fever, chills, myalgia, malaise, thrombocytopenia, lymphocytopenia, and elevated hepatic transaminases. Investigation revealed infection with Ehrlichia chaffeensis. This autochthonous case of human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis was confirmed by PCR, DNA sequencing, and seroconversion.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/11/19-0665_articleEhrlichia chaffeensishuman monocytic ehrlichiosisTaiwanvector-borne infectionstickborne diseasesbacteria |
| spellingShingle | Shih-Huan Peng Su-Lin Yang Yu-Ni Ho Hsiang-Fei Chen Pei-Yun Shu Human Case of Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection, Taiwan Emerging Infectious Diseases Ehrlichia chaffeensis human monocytic ehrlichiosis Taiwan vector-borne infections tickborne diseases bacteria |
| title | Human Case of Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection, Taiwan |
| title_full | Human Case of Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection, Taiwan |
| title_fullStr | Human Case of Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection, Taiwan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human Case of Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection, Taiwan |
| title_short | Human Case of Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection, Taiwan |
| title_sort | human case of ehrlichia chaffeensis infection taiwan |
| topic | Ehrlichia chaffeensis human monocytic ehrlichiosis Taiwan vector-borne infections tickborne diseases bacteria |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/11/19-0665_article |
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