Title | A Confirmed Ehrlichia ewingii Infection Likely Acquired Through Platelet Transfusion. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2013 |
Authors | Regan J, Matthias J, Green-Murphy A, Stanek D, Bertholf M, Pritt B, Sloan L, Kelly A, Singleton J, McQuiston J, Hocevar S, Whittle J |
Journal | //Clin. infect. dis. |
Volume | 56 |
Issue | 12 |
Pagination | e105 - 107 |
Date Published | 2013 |
ISBN Number | 1058-4838 |
Keywords | ehrlichiosis, leukoreduction, tick-borne, transfusion |
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. |
Notify Library Reference ID | 4095 |
A Confirmed Ehrlichia ewingii Infection Likely Acquired Through Platelet Transfusion.
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