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Ehrlichia
Small obligate, intracellular coccobacillus.
Laboratory:
- Ehrlichia identified by light microscopy
- staining of peripheral blood neutrophils & monocytes for morula or loose aggregrates of bacteria within monocytes (E. chaffeensis) or granulocytes (E. phagocytophilia, E. equi)
- Ehrlichia DNA
- Ehrlichia serology
- Ehrlichia identified by culture
Related
Ehrlichia DNA
ehrlichiosis
Specific
Ehrlichia canis
Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Ehrlichia ewingii
Ehrlichia muris
General
Ehrlichieae
Properties
KINGDOM: monera
DIVISION: SCHIZOMYCETES
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, 15, 18
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998, 2009, 2018
- ARUP Consult: Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Ehrlichia Species
- Anaplasmosis and Ehrlichiosis
The Physician's Guide to Laboratory Test Selection & Interpretation
https://www.arupconsult.com/content/anaplasma-phagocytophilum-coltivirus-colorado-tick-fever-and-ehrlichia-species