Acute Meningoencephalitis Associated with Borrelia miyamotoi, Minnesota, USA

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Kubiak, Jeffrey M. ; Klevay, Michael ; Hilt, Evann E. ; Ferrieri, Patricia
• Description:
  Borrelia miyamotoi is an emerging tickborne pathogen that has been associated with central nervous system infections in immunocompromised patients, albeit infrequently. We describe a case-patient in Minnesota, USA, who had meningeal symptoms of 1 month duration. B. miyamotoi infection was diagnosed by Gram staining on cerebrospinal fluid and confirmed by sequencing.
• Subjects:
  • Acute Disease
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Borrelia
  • Borrelia Infections
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meningoencephalitis
  • Middle Aged
• Keywords:
  • bacteria
  • meningoencephalitis
  • Borrelia miyamotoi
  • zoonoses
  • vector-borne infections
  • tick-borne infections
  • microscopy
  • ribosomal RNA 16S
  • Minnesota
  • United States
  More +
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(7):1472-1474
• Pubmed ID:
  38916722
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11210636
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/158099/cdc_158099_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 429.80 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
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