@article {4095, title = {A Confirmed Ehrlichia ewingii Infection Likely Acquired Through Platelet Transfusion.}, journal = {//Clin. infect. dis.}, volume = {56}, year = {2013}, month = {2013}, pages = {e105 - 107}, publisher = {(1)Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia(2)Division of Disease Control and Health Protection, Florida Dep}, address = {(C) Copyright Oxford University Press 2013.}, abstract = {Ehrlichiosis is a tick-borne disease that ranges in severity from asymptomatic infection to fatal sepsis. Ehrlichiosis acquired from transfusion of blood products has not been documented in the literature to date. A case of Ehrlichia ewingii infection likely transmitted by transfusion of leukoreduced platelets is described, and public health implications are discussed., (C) Copyright Oxford University Press 2013.}, keywords = {ehrlichiosis, leukoreduction, tick-borne, transfusion}, isbn = {1058-4838}, author = {Regan, Joanna and Matthias, James and Green-Murphy, Audrey and Stanek, Danielle and Bertholf, Marsha and Pritt, Bobbi and Sloan, Lynne and Kelly, Aubree and Singleton, Joseph and McQuiston, Jennifer and Hocevar, Susan and Whittle, John} }