Infektološki glasnik, Vol. 31 No. 3, 2011.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
Borrelia and rickettsia in skin bioptates of erythema migrans patients
Nenad Pandak
; Opća bolnica Slavonski Brod, Odjel za zarazne bolesti, Slavonski Brod, Hrvatska
Hein Sprong
; National Institute of Public Health and Environment, Bilthoven, Nizozemska
Ellen Tijsse Klassen
; National Institute of Public Health and Environment, Bilthoven, Nizozemska
Biserka Trošelj-Vukić
; KBC Rijeka, Klinika za infektivne bolesti, Rijeka, Hrvatska
Dragutin Golubić
; Županijska bolnica Čakovec, Djelatnost infektologije, Čakovec, Hrvatska
Marijan Šiško
; Opća bolnica Slavonski Brod, Odjel za zarazne bolesti, Slavonski Brod, Hrvatska
Božana Miklaušić
; Opća bolnica Slavonski Brod, Odjel za zarazne bolesti, Slavonski Brod, Hrvatska
Ivica Čabraja
; Opća bolnica Slavonski Brod, Odjel za zarazne bolesti, Slavonski Brod, Hrvatska
Branka Križanović
; Opća bolnica Slavonski Brod, Odjel za zarazne bolesti, Slavonski Brod, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Lyme borreliosis is a multisystem inflammatory disease caused by spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex which are usually transmitted by Ixodes ricinus ticks. In Croatia, little is known about the borrelia species prevalence. As the same vector is responsible for transmiting rickettsia, one should assume the possibility of borrelia and rickettsia coinfections. The purpose of this study was to identify borrelia species present in our environment and to establish if coinfections with rickettsias are present. Skin biopsy of erythema migrans active edge was performed, and samples were analyzed by molecular methods. Borrelia were found in 38/56 samples, out of which 36 B. afzelii were detected. In two samples rickettsia were found: R. monacensis and R. bellii. This paper is the first description of R. bellii detected in human tissue in the world and the first description of R. monacensis in Croatia. Unusual homogeneous B. afzelii prevalence as well as detected rickettsia point out the need for further investigations.
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84406
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Datum izdavanja:
30.9.2011.
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