Primary Isolation of Ehrlichia chaffeensis from Patients with Febrile Illnesses: Clinical and Molecular Characteristics

Steven M. Standaert,1 Tina Yu,1 Margie A. Scott,1 James E. Childs,2 Christopher D. Paddock,2 William L. Nicholson,2 Joseph Singleton, Jr.,2 and Martin J. Blaser1 1Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and VA Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; 2Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia