Imported Infections with Mansonella perstans Nematodes, Italy

We report 74 patients in Italy infected with Mansonella perstans nematodes, a poorly described filarial parasite. M. perstans nematodes should be included in the differential diagnosis for patients with eosinophilia from disease-endemic countries. Serologic analysis is useful for screening, and test...

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Autores principales: Gobbi, Federico, Beltrame, Anna, Buonfrate, Dora, Staffolani, Silvia, Degani, Monica, Gobbo, Maria, Angheben, Andrea, Marocco, Stefania, Bisoffi, Zeno
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5572860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28820369
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2309.170263
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author Gobbi, Federico
Beltrame, Anna
Buonfrate, Dora
Staffolani, Silvia
Degani, Monica
Gobbo, Maria
Angheben, Andrea
Marocco, Stefania
Bisoffi, Zeno
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Beltrame, Anna
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description We report 74 patients in Italy infected with Mansonella perstans nematodes, a poorly described filarial parasite. M. perstans nematodes should be included in the differential diagnosis for patients with eosinophilia from disease-endemic countries. Serologic analysis is useful for screening, and testing for microfilaremia in peripheral blood should be performed for parasite-positive patients.
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spelling pubmed-55728602017-09-02 Imported Infections with Mansonella perstans Nematodes, Italy Gobbi, Federico Beltrame, Anna Buonfrate, Dora Staffolani, Silvia Degani, Monica Gobbo, Maria Angheben, Andrea Marocco, Stefania Bisoffi, Zeno Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We report 74 patients in Italy infected with Mansonella perstans nematodes, a poorly described filarial parasite. M. perstans nematodes should be included in the differential diagnosis for patients with eosinophilia from disease-endemic countries. Serologic analysis is useful for screening, and testing for microfilaremia in peripheral blood should be performed for parasite-positive patients. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-09 /pmc/articles/PMC5572860/ /pubmed/28820369 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2309.170263 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Gobbi, Federico
Beltrame, Anna
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Staffolani, Silvia
Degani, Monica
Gobbo, Maria
Angheben, Andrea
Marocco, Stefania
Bisoffi, Zeno
Imported Infections with Mansonella perstans Nematodes, Italy
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title_full Imported Infections with Mansonella perstans Nematodes, Italy
title_fullStr Imported Infections with Mansonella perstans Nematodes, Italy
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title_short Imported Infections with Mansonella perstans Nematodes, Italy
title_sort imported infections with mansonella perstans nematodes, italy
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5572860/
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