2015
Borrelia miyamotoi infection in nature and in humans
Krause PJ, Fish D, Narasimhan S, Barbour AG. Borrelia miyamotoi infection in nature and in humans. Clinical Microbiology And Infection 2015, 21: 631-639. PMID: 25700888, PMCID: PMC4470780, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsArthropod VectorsBirdsBorreliaClinical Laboratory TechniquesDisease ReservoirsEuropeHumansIxodesJapanRelapsing FeverRodentiaTick-Borne DiseasesUnited StatesConceptsB. miyamotoi infectionMiyamotoi infectionClinical manifestationsB. miyamotoiLyme diseaseBorrelia miyamotoi infectionAcute febrile illnessCommon clinical manifestationsBlood smear examinationPublic health importanceHuman granulocytic anaplasmosisFever group spirochetesFebrile illnessAntibiotic therapyDisease groupEtiologic diagnosisSevere diseaseSmear examinationIxodes persulcatus ticksHealth importanceInfectionHuman casesGranulocytic anaplasmosisBorrelia miyamotoiDisease
2002
Disease-Specific Diagnosis of Coinfecting Tickborne Zoonoses: Babesiosis, Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis, and Lyme Disease
Krause PJ, McKay K, Thompson CA, Sikand VK, Lentz R, Lepore T, Closter L, Christianson D, Telford SR, Persing D, Radolf JD, Spielman A, Group A. Disease-Specific Diagnosis of Coinfecting Tickborne Zoonoses: Babesiosis, Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis, and Lyme Disease. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2002, 34: 1184-1191. PMID: 11941544, DOI: 10.1086/339813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisLyme diseaseImmunoglobulin M antibody testGranulocytic ehrlichiosisPolymerase chain reaction testingShort-term complicationsComplete blood countDisease-specific diagnosisFlulike illnessThin blood smearsLaboratory manifestationsAcute manifestationsBlood countBlood samplesAntibody testReaction testingBlood smearsTickborne zoonosesDiseaseHuman babesiosisLaboratory test resultsPatientsStructured questionnaireSymptomsBabesiosis