Reinfection with Ehrlichia chaffeensis in a Liver Transplant Recipient

• Published in: Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 34; no. 12; pp. 1644 - 1647
• Main Authors: Liddell, Allison M., Sumner, John W., Paddock, Christopher D., Rikihisa, Yasuko, Unver, Ahmet, Buller, Richard S., Storch, Gregory A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago, IL The University of Chicago Press 15.06.2002; University of Chicago Press
• Subjects: Antibodies; Antibodies, Bacterial - blood; Bacterial diseases; Biological and medical sciences; Blood; Brief Reports; Ehrlichia; Ehrlichia chaffeensis; Ehrlichia chaffeensis - immunology; Ehrlichia chaffeensis - isolation & purification; Ehrlichiosis; Ehrlichiosis - blood; Ehrlichiosis - immunology; Human bacterial diseases; Humans; Infections; Infectious diseases; Liver; Liver Transplantation - immunology; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Polymerase chain reaction; Reinfection; Rickettsial diseases; Tropical bacterial diseases; Ehrlichiaceae; Human; Relapse; Rickettsialosis; Liver; Ehrlichia chaffeensis; Ehrlichieae; Transplantation; Homotransplantation; Reinfection; Infection; Rickettsiales; Case study; Treatment; Surgery; Bacteriosis; Bacteria; Graft; Ehrlichia infection
• ISSN: 1058-4838; 1537-6591; 1537-6591
• DOI: 10.1086/340523

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.