Potential novel tick-borne Colpodella species parasite infection in patient with neurological symptoms

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 Aug 2;12(8):e0006546. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006546. eCollection 2018 Aug.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alveolata* / genetics
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections / diagnosis
  • Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections / drug therapy
  • Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections / epidemiology
  • Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections / parasitology*
  • China / epidemiology
  • Doxycycline / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Protozoan Infections / blood
  • Protozoan Infections / drug therapy
  • Protozoan Infections / epidemiology
  • Protozoan Infections / parasitology*
  • Tick-Borne Diseases / drug therapy
  • Tick-Borne Diseases / epidemiology
  • Tick-Borne Diseases / parasitology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Doxycycline