First Case of Human “
Candidatus
Neoehrlichia mikurensis” Infection in a Febrile Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
ABSTRACT
An immunocompromised patient presented with febrile episodes, an erysipelas-like rash, and thromboembolic complications. Amplification of 16S rRNA gene sequences from blood and sequence analysis revealed “
Candidatus
Neoehrlichia mikurensis.” We report the first case of human disease caused by “
Ca
. Neoehrlichia mikurensis.”