Graft loss attributed to possible transfusion-transmitted ehrlichiosis following cord blood stem cell transplant.
Allison MahGeorge M ViolaElla J Ariza-HerediaKatayoun RezvaniPartow KebriaeiMicah M BhattiXin HanElizabeth J ShpallVictor E MulanovichPublished in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2018)
We present a case of possible transfusion-transmitted Ehrlichia chaffeensis infection in a heavily transfused cord blood transplant recipient, resulting in severe infection and graft loss. Transfusion-transmitted, vector-borne infections in immunocompromised individuals can have severe consequences, and should be considered in hospitalized patients receiving blood products with unexplained fever or sepsis.