Relapsing Fever Infection Manifesting as Aseptic Meningitis, Texas, USA

Tickborne relapsing fever spirochetes are an overlooked cause of disease around the globe. We report a case of tickborne relapsing fever in a patient in Texas, USA, who had a single febrile episode and gastrointestinal and neurologic symptoms. Immunoblot analysis using recombinant Borrelia immunogen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ellis, Lisa, Curtis, Michael W., Gunter, Sarah M., Lopez, Job E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8462328/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34546167
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2710.210189
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Sumario:Tickborne relapsing fever spirochetes are an overlooked cause of disease around the globe. We report a case of tickborne relapsing fever in a patient in Texas, USA, who had a single febrile episode and gastrointestinal and neurologic symptoms. Immunoblot analysis using recombinant Borrelia immunogenic protein A implicated Borrelia turicatae as the causative agent.

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