Human granulocytic anaplasmosis: First reported case in Canada

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Parkins, Michael D ^a   Church, Deirdre L ^a,b,c   Xiu, Yan Jiang ^c   Gregson, Daniel B ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c CALGARY LABORATORY SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Ehrlichia; Ixodes; Leukopenia; Thrombocytopenia; Ticks

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE;

AGED; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE REPORT; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN GRANULOCYTIC ANAPLASMOSIS; LEUKOPENIA; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TICK; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 70350156958     PISSN: 17129532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/124173     Document Type: Article

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