Ehrlichia
(er-lik′ē-ă)
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[Ehrlich + -ia]
A genus of gram-negative bacteria that use the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) of other cells to survive. They are the pathogenic agents responsible for influenza-like illnesses in humans and canines.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Ehrlichia." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762107/all/Ehrlichia.
Ehrlichia. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762107/all/Ehrlichia. Accessed August 31, 2024.
Ehrlichia. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762107/all/Ehrlichia
Ehrlichia [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 August 31]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762107/all/Ehrlichia.
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