Research LettersPCR-positive tests for Tropheryma whippelii in patients without Whipple's disease
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2017, Journal of the Neurological SciencesCitation Excerpt :WD is a rare disease with an incidence of approximately 1 per 1.000.000 [1]. The mean age at diagnosis is 55 years, and 85% of the patients are men [3–13]. It is found in wastewaters from rural communities and is transmitted in feces and saliva [14] (Fig. 1).
Tropheryma whipplei infection and Whipple's disease
2016, The Lancet Infectious DiseasesCitation Excerpt :T whipplei has also been identified in 3% of bronchoalveolar lavage samples and peripheral blood of patients with pneumonia.17 An asymptomatic carrier status can be detected by analysing duodenal samples or, as previously mentioned, saliva or stool specimens.24–26,78 The higher proportion of carriers among sewage workers compared with healthy individuals does not translate into a higher incidence of Whipple's disease, supporting a genetic predisposition for classic Whipple's disease.
Whipple's disease with gastrointestinal involvement and multiple abdominal adenopathies
2013, Diagnostic and Interventional ImagingInfective endocarditis as the only manifestation of Whipple's disease: An atypical presentation
2012, Annales de Cardiologie et d'AngeiologieIsolated inctracranial Whipple's disease-report of a rare case and review of the literature
2011, Journal of the Neurological SciencesCitation Excerpt :This is evident from our review of literature. Moreover, PCR for T. whipplei has been reported to be positive in patients without WD [43]. Whipple's disease associated bacterial organism (WABO) has been reported as a co-infection with WD [16,44].
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