No molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens in the blood of patients with erythema migrans in Belgium
Background: A number of tick-borne pathogens circulate in the Belgian tick population in addition to the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis. However, so far, only a few patients with tick-borne diseases other than Lyme borreliosis have been reported in Belgium. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of other human tick-borne infections in Belgium and their possible clinical manifestation. Methods: Patients with fever (> 37.5 °C) after a tick bite or those with erythema migrans (EM) were included in the study. EDTA-blood samples were screened for the presence of DNA from Bo... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2022 |
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Schlagwörter: | Infectious Diseases / Parasitology / Tick-borne pathogens / Neoerhlichia mikurensis / Lyme borreliosis / Erythema migrans / Ixodes ricinus |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26599241 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/258565 |