title: Survival of the human granulocytic ehrlichiosis agent under refrigeration conditions.
abstract: The human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) agent in infected blood specimens remained viable during refrigeration at 4 degrees C for up to 18 days. These findings suggest that blood specimens submitted for culture may withstand transportation to a remote laboratory. HGE should be added to the list of infections potentially transmitted by blood transfusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, New York Medical College, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York, USA.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kalantarpour
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Wormser
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Aguero-Rosenfeld
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003080:Cold Temperature; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D006098:Granulocytes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012034:Refrigeration; D013048:Specimen Handling; D065227:Transfusion Reaction