Ehrlichia chaffeensis

"Ehrlichia chaffeensis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A species of gram-negative bacteria that is the causative agent of human EHRLICHIOSIS. This organism was first discovered at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, when blood samples from suspected human ehrlichiosis patients were studied.

Descriptor ID

D018469

MeSH Number(s)

B03.440.040.287.150

B03.660.050.020.287.100

Concept/Terms

Ehrlichia chaffeensis

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Organisms [B]
Bacteria [B03]
Gram-Negative Bacteria [B03.440]
Anaplasmataceae [B03.440.040]
Ehrlichia [B03.440.040.287]
Ehrlichia chaffeensis [B03.440.040.287.150]
Proteobacteria [B03.660]
Alphaproteobacteria [B03.660.050]
Anaplasmataceae [B03.660.050.020]
Ehrlichia [B03.660.050.020.287]
Ehrlichia chaffeensis [B03.660.050.020.287.100]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	1	0	1
2004	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Ehrlichia chaffeensis" by people in Profiles.

Lymph node hemophagocytosis in rickettsial diseases: a pathogenetic role for CD8 T lymphocytes in human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME)? BMC Infect Dis. 2006 Jul 21; 6:121.

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Human monocytic ehrlichiosis. JAMA. 2004 Nov 10; 292(18):2263-70.

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Tissue diagnosis of Ehrlichia chaffeensis in patients with fatal ehrlichiosis by use of immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, and polymerase chain reaction. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2001 Nov; 65(5):603-9.

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Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis presenting as facial diplegia in a 42-year-old woman. Clin Infect Dis. 2000 Nov; 31(5):1288-91.

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The incidence of ehrlichial and rickettsial infection in patients with unexplained fever and recent history of tick bite in central North Carolina. J Infect Dis. 1999 Sep; 180(3):900-3.

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Ehrlichia ewingii, a newly recognized agent of human ehrlichiosis. N Engl J Med. 1999 Jul 15; 341(3):148-55.

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Major antigenic proteins of the agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis are encoded by members of a multigene family. Infect Immun. 1998 Aug; 66(8):3711-8.

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Dual infection with Ehrlichia chaffeensis and a spotted fever group rickettsia: a case report. Emerg Infect Dis. 1998 Apr-Jun; 4(2):311-6.

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Polymerase chain reaction evidence of Ehrlichia chaffeensis, an etiologic agent of human ehrlichiosis, in dogs from southeast Virginia. Am J Vet Res. 1996 Aug; 57(8):1175-9.

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Ehrlichia-like 16S rDNA sequence from wild white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). J Parasitol. 1996 Feb; 82(1):52-8.

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