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Severe Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection in a Lung Transplant Recipient: A Review of Ehrlichiosis in the Immunocompromised Patient

We describe a case of human ehrlichiosis in a lung transplant recipient and review published reports on ehrlichiosis in immunocompromised patients. Despite early therapy with doxycycline, our patient had unusually severe illness with features of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Of 23 reported ca...

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Main Authors: Safdar, Nasia, Love, Robert B., Maki, Dennis G.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732464/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11927032
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0803.010249
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