Journal article
Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in a renal allograft recipient: review of the clinical spectrum of disease in solid organ transplant patients
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Ehrlichiosis is a recently described zoonotic infection with two major expressions: human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) and human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME). The organisms associated with HGE and HME have been detected in a tick vector in several regions of United States and cases of ehrlichiosis have been reported in the general population.
METHODS: We report a case of HGE in a renal allograft recipient and review the clinical …
Authors
Vannorsdall MD; Thomas S; Smith RP; Zimmerman R; Christman R; Vella JP; Vannorsdall MD; Thomas S; Smith RP; Zimmerman R
Journal
Transplant Infectious Disease, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 97–101
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
June 2002
DOI
10.1034/j.1399-3062.2002.01015.x
ISSN
1398-2273