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Persistent infection with Ehrlichia chaffeensis

J S Dumler1, W L Sutker, D H Walker

  • 1Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.

Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
|November 1, 1993
PubMed
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Persistent Ehrlichia chaffeensis infection in humans, though rare, can lead to severe illness and death. This case provides the first evidence of such persistent Ehrlichia chaffeensis infections in humans.

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Area of Science:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Bacteriology
  • Immunology

Background:

  • Persistent Ehrlichia genus infections are known in animals, often leading to severe illness.
  • Persistent Ehrlichia chaffeensis infection in humans has not been previously documented.
  • Ehrlichiosis is a tick-borne bacterial disease with varying clinical presentations.