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Tick-borne Pathogens Detected in the Blood of Immunosuppressed Norwegian Patients Living in a Tick-endemic Area
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Quarsten, H. (författare)
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Salte, T. (författare)
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Lorentzen, A. R. (författare)
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Hansen, I. J. W. (författare)
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Hamre, R. (författare)
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Forselv, K. J. N. (författare)
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Oines, O. (författare)
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- Wennerås, Christine, 1963 (författare)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för biomedicin, avdelningen för infektionssjukdomar,Institute of Biomedicine, Department of Infectious Medicine
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Noraas, S. (författare)
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- 2020-07-14
- 2021
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Clinical Infectious Diseases. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 1058-4838 .- 1537-6591. ; 73:7
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Abstract
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- Background. The knowledge regarding the occurrence and the clinical implications of tick-borne infections in immunosuppressed patients living in tick-endemic areas is limited. Methods. Adult patients with autoimmune conditions requiring immunosuppressive treatment such as infliximab and rituximab were invited to participate in the study when they attended the hospital for treatment and/or control of the disease. Whole-blood samples were analyzed by real-time polymerase chain reaction for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Borrelia miyamotoi, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Rickettsia spp., Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis, and Babesia spp. Results. The occurrence of tick-borne pathogens in the blood of patients (n = 163) with autoimmune conditions requiring immunosuppressive treatment was evaluated. Pathogen DNA was detected in 8.6% (14/163) of the patients. The predominant pathogen was Ca. Neoehrlichia mikurensis (12/14), which was carried in the blood of infected patients for 10-59 days until treatment with doxycycline. B. burgdorferi s.l. and Rickettsia spp. were detected in 1 patient each. The B. burgdorferi-infected patient presented with fever, whereas the remaining patients were judged to have subclinical infections. B. miyamotoi, A. phagocytophilum, and Babesia spp. were not detected in any patient. Conclusions. Patients treated with biologicals and living in a tick-endemic area seem to have a high risk of contracting Ca. Neoehrlichia mikurensis infection, which, if left untreated, could result in thromboembolic complications.
Ämnesord
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Infektionsmedicin (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Infectious Medicine (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- tick-borne disease
- Ca. Neoehrlichia mikurensis
- Borrelia burgdorferi
- sensu lato
- Rickettsia spp.
- candidatus-neoehrlichia-mikurensis
- seronegative lyme neuroborreliosis
- spirochete borrelia-miyamotoi
- infections
- Immunology
- Infectious Diseases
- Microbiology
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