Open AccessReinfection withEhrlichia chaffeensisin a Liver Transplant Recipient
Author(s) -
Allison M. Liddell,
John W. Sumner,
Christopher D. Paddock,
Yasuko Rikihisa,
Ahmet Ünver,
Richard S. Buller,
Gregory A. Storch
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/340523
Subject(s) - ehrlichia chaffeensis , ehrlichiosis , medicine , ehrlichia , virology , immunology , tick
Human monocytic ehrlichiosis is an emerging infection caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis, but reinfection with this agent has not been described. We report a case of reinfection with E. chaffeensis after a 2-year interval in a 56-year-old liver transplant recipient with frequent tick attachments.
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