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 presentationPatients
1999
EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION OF COTTON RATS WITH THREE NATURALLY OCCURRING BARTONELLA SPECIES
Kosoy M, Regnery R, Kosaya O, Childs J. EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION OF COTTON RATS WITH THREE NATURALLY OCCURRING BARTONELLA SPECIES. Journal Of Wildlife Diseases 1999, 35: 275-284. PMID: 10231754, DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-35.2.275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCotton ratsHigh dosesLow dosesBartonella sppHigh IgG titersHumoral immune responseHigh antibody titersGroups of ratsKinetics of infectionChallenge antigenIgG titersAntibody titersDetectable bacteremiaSecondary challengeImmune responseLow doseHigh doseHigher bacteremiaBacteremiaExperimental infectionSame rodent speciesRatsEvidence of resistanceInactivated bacteriaPeak bacteremia