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Ehrlichia Infections, North Carolina, USA, 2016

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Nearly two thirds of persons suspected of having tickborne illness in central North Carolina, USA, were not tested for Ehrlichia. Failure to test may have resulted in a missed diagnosis for ≈13% of these persons, who were therefore substantially less likely to receive antimicrobial treatment and to have follow-up testing performed.

Source: Emerging infectious diseases

DOI: 10.3201/eid2411.180496

Authors: Ross M. Boyce, Alan M. Sanfilippo, John M. Boulos, Meghan Cleinmark, John Schmitz, Steve Meshnick

Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Language: English

Topic: Vector-borne infectious diseases

Subfield: Parasitology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases