Abstract
Tick-borne infections have been recognized in the United States for more than a century. Patients who present with nonspecific fever after exposure to ticks should be evaluated by clinical examination and routine laboratory testing to determine if the illness is potentially a tick-borne infection. This article focuses on the diagnosis and management of human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Review
MeSH terms
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum*
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Anaplasmosis / diagnosis
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Anaplasmosis / drug therapy
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Anaplasmosis / epidemiology
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Animals
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Ehrlichiosis / diagnosis*
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Ehrlichiosis / drug therapy*
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Ehrlichiosis / epidemiology
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Granulocytes / microbiology
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Humans
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Tetracyclines / therapeutic use*
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Tick-Borne Diseases / diagnosis
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Tick-Borne Diseases / drug therapy
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Tick-Borne Diseases / epidemiology
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Ticks / microbiology
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Tetracyclines