The Human Ehrlichioses in the United States - Volume 5, Number 5—October 1999 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
McQuiston J, Paddock C, Holman R, Childs J. The Human Ehrlichioses in the United States - Volume 5, Number 5—October 1999 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 1999, 5: 635-642. PMID: 10511519, PMCID: PMC2627718, DOI: 10.3201/eid0505.990504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisHuman monocytic ehrlichiosisInfectious Diseases journal - CDCState health departmentsPublic health importanceSerologic testingNational surveillanceHealth departmentsHuman ehrlichiosesHealth importanceDisease controlGranulocytic ehrlichiosisMonocytic ehrlichiosisEhrlichiosisUpper midwestern statesAnnual numberBetter assessmentCasesPreventionOutcome of Diagnostic Tests Using Samples from Patients with Culture-Proven Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis: Implications for Surveillance
Childs J, Sumner J, Nicholson W, Massung R, Standaert S, Paddock C. Outcome of Diagnostic Tests Using Samples from Patients with Culture-Proven Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis: Implications for Surveillance. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1999, 37: 2997-3000. PMID: 10449489, PMCID: PMC85432, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.9.2997-3000.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman monocytic ehrlichiosisDiagnosis of HMEConvalescent-phase serum samplesMonocytic ehrlichiosisDetection of morulaeInitial clinical presentationCulture-proven casesE. chaffeensis antigenWhole blood specimensCompatible illnessClinical presentationInitial presentationSerologic responseCase definitionHME patientsBlood specimensImmunoglobulin MPatientsBlood smearsIndirect immunofluorescenceEhrlichial DNADiagnostic testsSerum samplesProbable diseaseEhrlichia chaffeensisSerologic Testing for Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis at a National Referral Center
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