Co-Infection of Scrub Typhus and Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis in Korea, 2006

• Published in: Journal of Korean Medical Science Vol. 34; no. 39; pp. e257 - 9
• Main Authors: Kim, Jeong-Han, Lee, Chang-Seop, Moon, Chisook, Kwak, Yee Gyung, Kim, Baek-Nam, Kim, Eu Suk, Kang, Jae Myung, Park, Wan Beom, Oh, Myoung-don, Park, Sang-Won
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 14.10.2019; The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences; 대한의학회
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Anaplasma phagocytophilum - classification; Anaplasma phagocytophilum - genetics; Anaplasma phagocytophilum - isolation & purification; Anaplasmosis; Anaplasmosis - diagnosis; Anaplasmosis - microbiology; Coinfection; Coinfection - diagnosis; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Original; Original Article; Phlebovirus; Phlebovirus - genetics; Phlebovirus - isolation & purification; Phylogeny; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Republic of Korea; Retrospective Studies; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - metabolism; RNA, Viral; RNA, Viral - genetics; RNA, Viral - metabolism; Scrub Typhus; Scrub Typhus - diagnosis; Scrub Typhus - virology; Young Adult; 의학일반; Republic of Korea; Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Scrub Typhus; Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis; Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome; Co-Infection

Scrub typhus, severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) and human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) are important arthropod-borne infectious diseases in Korea and share a common point that they are transmitted by arthropod bites mostly during outdoor activities and there are considerable over...