| Journal: | The brazilian journal of infectious diseases |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000290847 |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
| Authors: | Calic, Simone B1 Galvao, Marcio A.M2 Rocha, Christiane M.B.M3 Leite, Romario C4 Mafra, Claudio L5 Bacellar, Fatima6 Walker, David H7 |
| Institutions: | 1Fundacao Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Brasil 2Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Departamento de Nutricao Clinica e Social, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais. Brasil 3Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Minas Gerais. Brasil 4Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Veterinaria, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Brasil 5Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Departamento de Bioquimica e Biologia Molecular, Vicosa, Minas Gerais. Brasil 6Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Instituto Nacional de Saude Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Vicosa, Minas Gerais. Brasil 7University of Texas, Branch Medical, Galveston, Texas. Estados Unidos de América |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Season: | Jun |
| Volumen: | 8 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Pages: | 259-262 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Caso clínico |
| English abstract | Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) rickettsiosis is the most common and recognized of the human rickettsioses in Brazil. It is difficult to establish the diagnosis of human rickettsiosis infection by routine microbiologic methods, creating a false idea that Rickettsia and Ehrlichia infections are rare and without importance. New tick-borne diseases, like Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis (HGA) and Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (HME), have been described in many countries. These diseases can present symptoms similar to rickettsioses of the spotted fever group, and they are transmitted by ixodid ticks. The first two suspected cases of human ehrlichiosis in Brazil were first considered to be cases of BSF. The differential diagnosis was made at the Minas Gerais Rickettsiosis Public Health Laboratory. The clinical and laboratory findings, with positive serology for the HME agent, indicated suspected cases of human ehrlichioses in Brazil |
| Disciplines: | Medicina, Biología |
| Keyword: | Diagnóstico, Microbiología, Quelicerados, Rickettsiosis, Ehrlichiosis humana, Fiebre maculosa, Brasil |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Biology, Diagnosis, Microbiology, Chelicerata, Rickettsiosis, Human ehrlichioses, Spotted fever, Brazil |
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