1999
Identity of Ehrlichial DNA Sequences Derived from Ixodes ricinus Ticks with Those Obtained from Patients with Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in Slovenia
Petrovec M, Sumner J, Nicholson W, Childs J, Strle F, Barlič J, Lotrič-Furlan S, AvšičŽupanc T. Identity of Ehrlichial DNA Sequences Derived from Ixodes ricinus Ticks with Those Obtained from Patients with Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in Slovenia. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1999, 37: 209-210. PMID: 9854093, PMCID: PMC84210, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.1.209-210.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Ehrlichiosis in a Golf-Oriented Retirement Community
Standaert S, Dawson J, Schaffner W, Childs J, Biggie K, Singleton J, Gerhardt R, Knight M, Hutcheson R. Ehrlichiosis in a Golf-Oriented Retirement Community. New England Journal Of Medicine 1995, 333: 420-425. PMID: 7616991, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199508173330704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE. chaffeensis infectionCase-control studySerologic testingCommunity AMedical history reviewLone star tickRisk of infectionCommunity BAnnual incidenceSerologic evidencePolymerase chain reactionTick biteRetirement communityInfectionEhrlichiosisEndemic diseaseChain reactionEhrlichia chaffeensisHigh rateSurvey participantsPercentTicksInsect repellentOutbreakRecreational activities