Table 2 Characteristics of the three erythema migrans patients who tested positive for Neoehrlichia mikurensis in the initial quantitative PCR test
Patient | Age (years) | Sex | Time between tick bite and T0 | Symptoms at T0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
#1 | 90+  | Female | No recall of tick bite (30 days since start EM) | EM (diameter: 30 cm) |
#2 | 80–84 | Male | 28 days | EM (diameter: 12 cm) |
#3 | 20–24 | Male | 35 days | EM (diameter: 8 cm), general muscle pain, neck pain, fatigue, headache, nausea, cognitive difficulties (fever unknown) |