TY - JOUR
T1 - Fatal monocytic ehrlichiosis in woman, Mexico, 2013
AU - Sosa-Gutierrez, Carolina G.
AU - Solorzano-Santos, Fortino
AU - Walker, David H.
AU - Torres, Javier
AU - Serrano, Carlos A.
AU - Gordillo-Perez, Guadalupe
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All Rights reserved.
PY - 2016/5
Y1 - 2016/5
N2 - Human monocytic ehrlichiosis is a febrile illness caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis, an intracellular bacterium transmitted by ticks. In Mexico, a case of E. chaffeensis infection in an immunocompetent 31-year-old woman without recognized tick bite was fatal. This diagnosis should be considered for patients with fever, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and elevated liver enzyme levels.
AB - Human monocytic ehrlichiosis is a febrile illness caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis, an intracellular bacterium transmitted by ticks. In Mexico, a case of E. chaffeensis infection in an immunocompetent 31-year-old woman without recognized tick bite was fatal. This diagnosis should be considered for patients with fever, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and elevated liver enzyme levels.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84963864252
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U2 - 10.3201/eid2205.151217
DO - 10.3201/eid2205.151217
M3 - Article
C2 - 27088220
AN - SCOPUS:84963864252
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 22
SP - 871
EP - 874
JO - Emerging infectious diseases
JF - Emerging infectious diseases
IS - 5
ER -