title: Reinfection with Ehrlichia chaffeensis in a liver transplant recipient.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Allison M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Liddell
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Sumner
authors.forename: Christopher D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Paddock
authors.forename: Yasuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rikihisa
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Unver
authors.forename: Richard S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Buller
authors.forename: Gregory A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Storch
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D018469:Ehrlichia chaffeensis / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial