Donor-Derived Ehrlichiosis Caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis from Living Donor Kidney Transplant
Tickborne infections are challenging to diagnose, particularly among solid organ transplant recipients. We report a US case of donor-derived ehrlichiosis from a living kidney donation that highlights how screening for living donors may miss tickborne infections. Clinicians should consider the epide...
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| author | Michael J. Scolarici Daniel Kuehler Rebecca Osborn Annie Doyle Elizabeth K. Schiffman Alex Garvin Julian A. Villalba Carmen J. Ramos Christopher D. Paddock Pallavi D. Annambhotla Marissa Taylor Johanna S. Salzer Christopher Saddler Carrie Thiessen Raja Kandaswamy Jon Odorico |
| author_facet | Michael J. Scolarici Daniel Kuehler Rebecca Osborn Annie Doyle Elizabeth K. Schiffman Alex Garvin Julian A. Villalba Carmen J. Ramos Christopher D. Paddock Pallavi D. Annambhotla Marissa Taylor Johanna S. Salzer Christopher Saddler Carrie Thiessen Raja Kandaswamy Jon Odorico |
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Tickborne infections are challenging to diagnose, particularly among solid organ transplant recipients. We report a US case of donor-derived ehrlichiosis from a living kidney donation that highlights how screening for living donors may miss tickborne infections. Clinicians should consider the epidemiology of the donor when screening donations and evaluating recipients for donor-derived infection.
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| spelling | doaj-art-8a91723e115f489a8c87fe8760ff4aed2025-08-20T02:02:20ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592025-03-0131358759010.3201/eid3103.241723Donor-Derived Ehrlichiosis Caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis from Living Donor Kidney TransplantMichael J. ScolariciDaniel KuehlerRebecca OsbornAnnie DoyleElizabeth K. SchiffmanAlex GarvinJulian A. VillalbaCarmen J. RamosChristopher D. PaddockPallavi D. AnnambhotlaMarissa TaylorJohanna S. SalzerChristopher SaddlerCarrie ThiessenRaja KandaswamyJon Odorico Tickborne infections are challenging to diagnose, particularly among solid organ transplant recipients. We report a US case of donor-derived ehrlichiosis from a living kidney donation that highlights how screening for living donors may miss tickborne infections. Clinicians should consider the epidemiology of the donor when screening donations and evaluating recipients for donor-derived infection. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/3/24-1723_articlevector-borne infectionsbacteriadonor-derived infectionEhrlichia chaffeensisliving donorsolid organ transplant |
| spellingShingle | Michael J. Scolarici Daniel Kuehler Rebecca Osborn Annie Doyle Elizabeth K. Schiffman Alex Garvin Julian A. Villalba Carmen J. Ramos Christopher D. Paddock Pallavi D. Annambhotla Marissa Taylor Johanna S. Salzer Christopher Saddler Carrie Thiessen Raja Kandaswamy Jon Odorico Donor-Derived Ehrlichiosis Caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis from Living Donor Kidney Transplant Emerging Infectious Diseases vector-borne infections bacteria donor-derived infection Ehrlichia chaffeensis living donor solid organ transplant |
| title | Donor-Derived Ehrlichiosis Caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis from Living Donor Kidney Transplant |
| title_full | Donor-Derived Ehrlichiosis Caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis from Living Donor Kidney Transplant |
| title_fullStr | Donor-Derived Ehrlichiosis Caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis from Living Donor Kidney Transplant |
| title_full_unstemmed | Donor-Derived Ehrlichiosis Caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis from Living Donor Kidney Transplant |
| title_short | Donor-Derived Ehrlichiosis Caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis from Living Donor Kidney Transplant |
| title_sort | donor derived ehrlichiosis caused by ehrlichia chaffeensis from living donor kidney transplant |
| topic | vector-borne infections bacteria donor-derived infection Ehrlichia chaffeensis living donor solid organ transplant |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/3/24-1723_article |
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