Markowicz Mateusz, Schötta Anna-Margarita, Wijnveld Michiel, Stanek Gerold
Institute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Kinderspitalgasse 15, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Institute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Kinderspitalgasse 15, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Apr;84(4):347-9. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.12.004. Epub 2015 Dec 17.
Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) is caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum, an intracellular pathogen transmitted by hard ticks. We report a patient who had acquired the infection in Connecticut, USA, and was diagnosed in Vienna, Austria, using PCR methods. Imported HGA from the United States to Austria is a rare event.
人粒细胞无形体病(HGA)由嗜吞噬细胞无形体引起,这是一种通过硬蜱传播的细胞内病原体。我们报告了一名在美国康涅狄格州感染此病,后在奥地利维也纳通过聚合酶链反应(PCR)方法确诊的患者。从美国输入奥地利的HGA病例实属罕见。