Reinfection with Ehrlichia chaffeensis in a liver transplant recipient.
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.
Liddell
Allison M
AM
Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Sumner
John W
JW
Paddock
Christopher D
CD
Rikihisa
Yasuko
Y
Unver
Ahmet
A
Buller
Richard S
RS
Storch
Gregory A
GA
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
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial