Yersinia enterocolitica bacteremia associated with red blood cell transfusion.
A chronically ill, 80-year-old man received over three fourths of a unit of CPDA-1 red blood cells contaminated with Yersinia enterocolitica serotype 0:3. He experienced rigors, high fever, elevated blood pressure, and increased pulse rate. He was treated with antibiotics and discharged in stable condition 6 days later. The blood donor, an Air Force recruit, was asymptomatic at the time of donation but recalled having had diarrhea 4 days earlier. In addition, several other flight members were reported to have had diarrhea at the same time. Serologic evidence suggested that the donor had had a recent infection with Y enterocolitica serotype 0:3.
Haverly
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Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284-7750, USA.
Harrison
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Dougherty
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology*; D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica / Q000302:isolation & purification*