<i>Spiroplasma ixodetis</i> Infections in Immunocompetent and Immunosuppressed Patients after Tick Exposure, Sweden
Johannes Eimer, Louise Fernström, Louise Rohlén, Anna Grankvist, Kristoffer Loo, Erik Nyman, Anna J. Henningsson, Mats Haglund, Viktor Hultqvist, Johanna Sjöwall, Christine Wennerås, Thomas B. Schön
Abstract
We report 2 cases of Spiroplasma ixodetis infection in an immunocompetent patient and an immunocompromised patient who had frequent tick exposure. Fever, thrombocytopenia, and increased liver aminotransferase levels raised the suspicion of anaplasmosis, but 16S rRNA PCR and Sanger sequencing yielded a diagnosis of spiroplasmosis. Both patients recovered after doxycycline treatment.
Topics & Concepts
DoxycyclineSpiroplasmaAnaplasmosisTickAnaplasma phagocytophilumVirologyBiologyTick-borne diseaseImmunologyrelapsing feverMedicineMicrobiologyMycoplasmaAntibioticsMollicutesBorrelia burgdorferiAntibodyVector-borne infectious diseasesBartonella species infections researchToxoplasma gondii Research Studies