2001
Prospective Assessment of the Etiology of Acute Febrile Illness after a Tick Bite in Slovenia
Lotrič-Furlan S, Petrovec M, Avsic-Zupanc T, Nicholson W, Sumner J, Childs J, Strle F. Prospective Assessment of the Etiology of Acute Febrile Illness after a Tick Bite in Slovenia. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2001, 33: 503-510. PMID: 11462187, DOI: 10.1086/322586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsBites and StingsBorrelia burgdorferi GroupCohort StudiesEhrlichiaEhrlichia chaffeensisEhrlichiosisEncephalitis Viruses, Tick-BorneEncephalitis, Tick-BorneFemaleFeverHumansLyme DiseaseMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesSloveniaTick-Borne DiseasesTicksConceptsFebrile illnessTick biteEhrlichia phagocytophila infectionAcute febrile illnessTickborne diseasesEvidence of infectionBorrelia burgdorferi sensu latoMeningeal involvementProspective studyClinical criteriaBurgdorferi sensu latoTickborne encephalitisProspective assessmentPatientsLaboratory evidenceImportant causeBacterial infectionsIllnessLyme borreliosisInfectionDiseaseResidents of SloveniaEtiologyBiteEncephalitis
1999
Serologic evidence of rickettsialpox (Rickettsia akari) infection among intravenous drug users in inner-city Baltimore, Maryland.
Comer J, Tzianabos T, Flynn C, Vlahov D, Childs J. Serologic evidence of rickettsialpox (Rickettsia akari) infection among intravenous drug users in inner-city Baltimore, Maryland. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1999, 60: 894-8. PMID: 10403316, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, BacterialBaltimoreCohort StudiesCross ReactionsDrinkingFemaleFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectHIV SeropositivityHumansIll-Housed PersonsMaleRickettsiaRickettsia InfectionsRickettsia rickettsiiRisk FactorsSeroepidemiologic StudiesSubstance Abuse, IntravenousUrban PopulationConceptsIntravenous drug usersInner-city BaltimoreDrug usersSerologic evidenceSerum samplesAcute febrile illnessR. rickettsiiR. akariHuman immunodeficiency virusSignificant risk factorsSignificant inverse associationCross-adsorption studiesPresence of antibodiesSingle serum sampleR. akari infectionFrequency of injectionsFever group rickettsiaeFebrile illnessUndetermined etiologyImmunodeficiency virusInverse associationRisk factorsGroup-specific antibodiesDrug useHigh titers