Isolation of Francisella tularensis from Skin Ulcer after a Tick Bite, Austria, 2020
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21 July 2020 | 5 August 2020 | 10 September 2020 | 8 April 2021 | |
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F. tularensis (agglutination assay, positive ≥1:80) | 1:160 | 1:320 | 1:320 | 1:160 |
F. tularensis IgG (EIA, positive ≥1:80) | 117 | 194 | >300 U/ml | 213 |
F. tularensis IgM (EIA, positive ≥1:80) | 176 | 214 | >400 U/ml | 171 |
R. conorii IgG (IIFT, positive ≥1:64) | <1:64 | <1:64 | np. | np. |
R. conorii IgM (IIFT, positive ≥1:64) | <1:64 | <1:64 | np. | np. |
B. henselae IgG (IIFT, positive ≥1:320) | 1:1000 | 1:1000 | np. | np. |
Borrelia burgdorferi sl IgG (EIA, positive ≥22 RE/mL) | 4 | 4 | np. | np. |
Borrelia burgdorferi sl IgM (EIA, positive ≥22 RE/mL) | 15 | 39 | np. | np. |
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Markowicz, M.; Schötta, A.-M.; Penatzer, F.; Matscheko, C.; Stanek, G.; Stockinger, H.; Riedler, J. Isolation of Francisella tularensis from Skin Ulcer after a Tick Bite, Austria, 2020. Microorganisms 2021, 9, 1407. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9071407
Markowicz M, Schötta A-M, Penatzer F, Matscheko C, Stanek G, Stockinger H, Riedler J. Isolation of Francisella tularensis from Skin Ulcer after a Tick Bite, Austria, 2020. Microorganisms. 2021; 9(7):1407. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9071407
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarkowicz, Mateusz, Anna-Margarita Schötta, Freya Penatzer, Christoph Matscheko, Gerold Stanek, Hannes Stockinger, and Josef Riedler. 2021. "Isolation of Francisella tularensis from Skin Ulcer after a Tick Bite, Austria, 2020" Microorganisms 9, no. 7: 1407. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9071407
APA StyleMarkowicz, M., Schötta, A. -M., Penatzer, F., Matscheko, C., Stanek, G., Stockinger, H., & Riedler, J. (2021). Isolation of Francisella tularensis from Skin Ulcer after a Tick Bite, Austria, 2020. Microorganisms, 9(7), 1407. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9071407