Acute Meningoencephalitis Associated with Borrelia miyamotoi, Minnesota, USA
Autor: | Jeffrey M. Kubiak, Michael Klevay, Evann E. Hilt, Patricia Ferrieri |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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Zdroj: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 30, Iss 7, Pp 1472-1474 (2024) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |
DOI: | 10.3201/eid3007.231611 |
Popis: | Borrelia miyamotoi is an emerging tickborne pathogen that has been associated with central nervous system infections in immunocompromised patients, albeit infrequently. We describe a case-patient in Minnesota, USA, who had meningeal symptoms of 1 month duration. B. miyamotoi infection was diagnosed by Gram staining on cerebrospinal fluid and confirmed by sequencing. |
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