Cinco M, Luzzati R, Mascioli M, Floris R, Brouqui P
Laboratorio Spirochete, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Universitá di Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2006 May;12(5):493-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01385.x.
The prevalence of antibodies to Rickettsiae and other tick-borne microrganisms in the sera of 181 forestry rangers from Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Italy, was examined. Seven (3.9%) sera were positive for Rickettsia conorii and Rickettsia helvetica, as single or dual infections; four of these sera had been found previously to be positive for Borrelia burgdorferi. Antibodies to Coxiella burnetii were detected in five (2.8%) sera, four of which were also positive for B. burgdorferi. These findings indicate that patients in this north-eastern Italian region with fever subsequent to tick-bite should be investigated for Rickettsia and Coxiella infections.
对来自意大利弗留利-威尼斯朱利亚地区的181名林业护林员血清中抗立克次氏体及其他蜱传微生物抗体的流行情况进行了检测。7份（3.9%）血清对康氏立克次氏体和瑞士立克次氏体呈阳性，为单一感染或双重感染；其中4份血清先前被发现对伯氏疏螺旋体呈阳性。在5份（2.8%）血清中检测到针对贝氏柯克斯体的抗体，其中4份对伯氏疏螺旋体也呈阳性。这些发现表明，意大利东北部地区被蜱叮咬后发热的患者应进行立克次氏体和柯克斯体感染调查。
