Human Borrelia miyamotoi Infection, Austria

We report a human case of Borrelia miyamotoi infection diagnosed in Austria. Spirochetes were detected in Giemsa-stained blood smears. The presence of B. miyamotoi in the patient’s blood was confirmed by PCR, and phylogenetic analysis identified an infection with a strain from Europe.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Tobudic, Selma, Burgmann, Heinz, Stanek, Gerold, Winkler, Stefan, Schötta, Anna-Margarita, Obermüller, Markus, Markowicz, Mateusz, Lagler, Heimo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7454072/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32818401
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2609.191501
Descripción
Sumario:We report a human case of Borrelia miyamotoi infection diagnosed in Austria. Spirochetes were detected in Giemsa-stained blood smears. The presence of B. miyamotoi in the patient’s blood was confirmed by PCR, and phylogenetic analysis identified an infection with a strain from Europe.

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