Across state lines: Fulminant  Babesia microti  infection in a liver transplant recipient | Zendy

Meissner Eric G. | Zendy; McGillicuddy John W. | Zendy; Squires Jerry | Zendy; Skipper Daniel | Zendy; Self Sally | Zendy; Wray Dannah | Zendy; Moritz Erin D. | Zendy; Stramer Susan L. | Zendy; Nadig Satish | Zendy

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Across state lines: Fulminant Babesia microti infection in a liver transplant recipient

Author(s) -

Meissner Eric G.,

McGillicuddy John W.,

Squires Jerry,

Skipper Daniel,

Self Sally,

Wray Dannah,

Moritz Erin D.,

Stramer Susan L.,

Nadig Satish

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

transplant infectious disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69

H-Index - 67

eISSN - 1399-3062

pISSN - 1398-2273

DOI - 10.1111/tid.12741

Subject(s) - medicine , transmission (telecommunications) , virology , fulminant , blood transfusion , babesiosis , liver transplantation , immunology , transplantation , electrical engineering , engineering

The potential for transmission of B abesia microti by blood transfusion is well recognized. Physicians may be unaware that products used for transfusion may be collected from geographically diverse regions. We describe a liver transplant recipient in South Carolina who likely acquired B . microti infection from a unit of blood collected in Minnesota.

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