Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in Slovenia.

@article{citeulike:2496761, abstract = {Several reports indicate the presence of infection with Anaplasma phagocytophila in Europe. The first case with confirmed human granulocytic ehrlichiosis was reported from Slovenia in 1997. By 2002, 13 patients have been discovered in a prospective study on the etiology of febrile illnesses occurring within six weeks following a tick bite, conducted at the Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia. The diagnosis was established by molecular identification of ehrlichial organisms and/or by seroconversion to A. phagocytophila. None of the patients had detectable morulae on blood smear examination. Clinical characteristics and laboratory findings were similar to those reported from the United States. The severity of the illness was mild to moderately severe. All patients recovered rapidly and without sequelae. HGE should be included in the differential diagnosis of febrile illnesses occurring after a tick bite in Slovenia.}, address = {Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia. stanka.lotric-furlan@mf.uni-lj.si}, author = {Lotric-Furlan, S. and Petrovec, M. and Avsic-Zupanc, T. and Strle, F. }, citeulike-article-id = {2496761}, issn = {0077-8923}, journal = {Ann N Y Acad Sci}, keywords = {anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, human\_cases}, month = {June}, pages = {279--284}, posted-at = {2008-03-09 18:13:10}, priority = {2}, title = {Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in Slovenia.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12860640}, volume = {990}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2496761 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2496761 TI - Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in Slovenia. JF - Ann N Y Acad Sci VL - 990 SP - 279 EP - 284 AD - Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia. stanka.lotric-furlan@mf.uni-lj.si SN - 0077-8923 N2 - Several reports indicate the presence of infection with Anaplasma phagocytophila in Europe. The first case with confirmed human granulocytic ehrlichiosis was reported from Slovenia in 1997. By 2002, 13 patients have been discovered in a prospective study on the etiology of febrile illnesses occurring within six weeks following a tick bite, conducted at the Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia. The diagnosis was established by molecular identification of ehrlichial organisms and/or by seroconversion to A. phagocytophila. None of the patients had detectable morulae on blood smear examination. Clinical characteristics and laboratory findings were similar to those reported from the United States. The severity of the illness was mild to moderately severe. All patients recovered rapidly and without sequelae. HGE should be included in the differential diagnosis of febrile illnesses occurring after a tick bite in Slovenia. KW - anaplasmosis KW - ehrlichiosis KW - human_cases AU - Lotric-Furlan, S AU - Petrovec, M AU - Avsic-Zupanc, T AU - Strle, F PY - 2003/06// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12860640 ER -