부산대학교 도서관

The case of a pregnant 35-year-old woman illustrates that the organism that causes human granulocytic ehrlichiosis may be transmitted during childbirth. This infection is transmitted by ticks and causes a feverish illness. The woman had been feverish before labor and had seen ticks on her the week before. She became ill the day after delivery and blood samples taken two days later revealed the presence of the Ehrlichia organism. The newborn infant became ill on her ninth day of life and blood samples revealed that she was also infected with Ehrlichia.