Two Cases of Borrelia miyamotoi Meningitis, Sweden, 2018

Two Cases of Borrelia miyamotoi Meningitis, Sweden, 2018

We report 2 human cases of Borrelia miyamotoi disease diagnosed in Sweden, including 1 case of meningitis in an apparently immunocompetent patient. The diagnoses were confirmed by 3 different independent PCR assays and DNA sequencing from cerebrospinal fluid, supplemented by serologic analyses.

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2019-10, Vol.25 (10), p.1965-1968
Hauptverfasser: Henningsson, Anna J, Asgeirsson, Hilmir, Hammas, Berit, Karlsson, Elias, Parke, Åsa, Hoornstra, Dieuwertje, Wilhelmsson, Peter, Hovius, Joppe W
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Sprache:eng
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Arthralgia
bacteria
Borrelia miyamotoi
Disease transmission
Dispatch
DNA
DNA sequencing
Enzymes
Genetic research
Genotypes
Headache
Liver
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Meningitis
Meningitis, Sweden, 2018
Meningoencephalitis
Myalgia
Neutropenia
PCR
Recurrence (Disease)
Relapsing fever
serology
Sweden
Thrombocytopenia
Two Cases of
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Zusammenfassung:We report 2 human cases of Borrelia miyamotoi disease diagnosed in Sweden, including 1 case of meningitis in an apparently immunocompetent patient. The diagnoses were confirmed by 3 different independent PCR assays and DNA sequencing from cerebrospinal fluid, supplemented by serologic analyses.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2510.190416