Human anaplasmosis: the first Spanish case confirmed by PCR

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2006 Oct:1078:545-7. doi: 10.1196/annals.1374.106.

Abstract

We report a case of human anaplasmosis (HA) fulfilling the confirmation criteria: epidemiologic data and clinical picture compatible with HA; presence of a morulae within polymorphonuclear leukocyte; and positive PCR assay for Anaplasma phagocytophilum: This case report shows the presence of HA in Spain.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anaplasma phagocytophilum / genetics
  • Anaplasma phagocytophilum / isolation & purification*
  • Anaplasmosis / diagnosis*
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Doxycycline / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Spain
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Zoonoses

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Doxycycline