Direct Cultivation of the Causative Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis

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Authors

Jesse L. Goodman · University of Minnesota

Curtis M. Nelson · University of Minnesota

Blaise Vitale

John E. Madigan · University of California, Davis

J. Stephen Dumler · University of Maryland, Baltimore

Timothy J. Kurtti · University of Minnesota

Ulrike G. Munderloh · University of Minnesota

Abstract

We describe the cultivation of the agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in cell culture. The ability to isolate this organism should lead to a better understanding of the biology, treatment, and epidemiology of this emerging infection.

Topics & Keywords

Vector-borne infectious diseases Dermatological diseases and infestations Viral Infections and Vectors

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 334, Issue 4, pp. 209-215

DOI: 10.1056/nejm199601253340401

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