A tick bite patient with fever and meningitis co-infected with Rickettsia raoultii and Tacheng tick virus 1: a case report

Increasing numbers of tick-borne pathogens are being discovered, including those that infect humans. However, reports on co-infections caused by two or more tick-borne pathogens are scarce. This is the first reported co-infection case with fever and meningitis caused by R. raoultii and TcTV-1. It is...

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Published in:BMC infectious diseases 2021-11, Vol.21 (1), p.1-1187, Article 1187
Main Authors: Zhang, Yu, Jiang, Liang, Yang, Yicheng, Xie, Songsong, Yuan, Wumei, Wang, Yuanzhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antigens
Arachnids
Blood
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case reports
Causes of
Cerebrospinal fluid
Comorbidity
Diagnosis
Drug therapy
Encephalitis
Fever
Genetic markers
Headaches
Hospitals
Infections
Infectious diseases
Intracranial pressure
Leukocytes (mononuclear)
Leukocytosis
Levofloxacin
Management
Meningitis
Nervous system
Parasitic diseases
Pathogens
Patients
Polymerase chain reaction
Proteins
Ribavirin
Ribosomal DNA
Rickettsia raoultii
Tacheng tick virus 1
Tick-borne diseases
Viruses
Vomiting
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Summary:Increasing numbers of tick-borne pathogens are being discovered, including those that infect humans. However, reports on co-infections caused by two or more tick-borne pathogens are scarce. This is the first reported co-infection case with fever and meningitis caused by R. raoultii and TcTV-1. It is vital to screen for multiple pathogens in tick-bitten patients, especially in those with severe complex symptoms.
ISSN:1471-2334
1471-2334
DOI:10.1186/s12879-021-06877-z