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First Reported Case of Ehrlichia ewingii Involving Human Bone Marrow
Allen, Mr, Pritt, Bobbi S. , Sloan, Lynne M., Paddock, Christopher D. , Musham, Chaitanya K., Ramos, Jeanette M., Cetin, Neslihan, Rosenbaum, Eric , Pritt, Bobbi S
Journal of Clinical Microbiology | September 4, 2014 | Volume: 52 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 4102-4104
ABSTRACT A 65-year-old female with a history of multiple tick bites presented with fever and pancytopenia. Intracytoplasmic rickettsial morulae were detected on peripheral smear and bone marrow biopsy specimens, and PCR amplified Ehrlichia ewingii DNA from both specimens. To our knowledge, this is the first report of E. ewingii infection of human bone marrow.