2001
Clinical and Serological Follow-Up of Patients with Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in Slovenia
Lotrič-Furlan S, Avsic-Zupanc T, Petrovec M, Nicholson W, Sumner J, Childs J, Strle F. Clinical and Serological Follow-Up of Patients with Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in Slovenia. MSphere 2001, 8: 899-903. PMID: 11527800, PMCID: PMC96168, DOI: 10.1128/cdli.8.5.899-903.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisAntibody titersTick biteLong-term clinical consequencesGranulocytic ehrlichiosisIFA antibody titersOnset of feverSerological Follow-UpHigh antibody titersMost time pointsSeronegative patientsSeropositive patientsAdult patientsFebrile illnessPatients 6Initial presentationClinical outcomesAntibody responseClinical evaluationFollow-upReciprocal titersClinical consequencesSerum collectionFirst presentationPatientsProspective 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
Identity of Ehrlichial DNA Sequences Derived from Ixodes ricinus Ticks with Those Obtained from Patients with Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in Slovenia
Petrovec M, Sumner J, Nicholson W, Childs J, Strle F, Barlič J, Lotrič-Furlan S, AvšičŽupanc T. Identity of Ehrlichial DNA Sequences Derived from Ixodes ricinus Ticks with Those Obtained from Patients with Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in Slovenia. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1999, 37: 209-210. PMID: 9854093, PMCID: PMC84210, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.1.209-210.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Human ehrlichiosis in central Europe.
Lotric-Furlan S, Petrovec M, Avsic-Zupanc T, Nicholson W, Sumner J, Childs J, Strle F. Human ehrlichiosis in central Europe. Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift 1998, 110: 894-7. PMID: 10048172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFebrile illnessTick biteHGE agentPresence of infectionUniversity Medical CenterBlood smear examinationHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) agentEhrlichiosis casesAcute human diseaseClinical characteristicsAntibiotic therapyDisease coursePhysician awarenessProspective studyLaboratory findingsDifferential diagnosisMedical CenterSmear examinationHuman diseasesHuman ehrlichiosisNumber of casesPatientsHuman infectionsInfectious diseasesDiseaseHuman Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in Europe: Clinical and Laboratory Findings for Four Patients from Slovenia
Lotrič-Furlan S, Petrovec M, Zupanc T, Nicholson W, Sumner J, Childs J, Strle F. Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in Europe: Clinical and Laboratory Findings for Four Patients from Slovenia. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1998, 27: 424-428. PMID: 9770134, DOI: 10.1086/514683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisHGE agentFebrile illnessLaboratory findingsTick biteAcute human granulocytic ehrlichiosisGranulocytic ehrlichiosisTick-borne diseaseAcute infectionAntibiotic therapyDisease coursePolymerase chain reaction analysisClinical featuresDetectable antibodiesDifferential diagnosisFirst visitChain reaction analysisPatientsHigh titersIllnessEhrlichial organismsEhrlichiosisAntibodiesBiteUnited States