Donor-Derived Ehrlichiosis Caused by <i>Ehrlichia chaffeensis</i> 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 epidemiology of the donor when screening donations and evaluating recipients for donor-derived infection.
Authors
- Marissa L. Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7918-7119)
- Christopher M. Saddler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6656-981X)
- Julian A. Villalba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9230-8747)
- Elizabeth Schiffman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5153-7471)
- Michael Scolarici (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3461-310X)
- Rebecca Osborn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1079-3558)
- Jon S. Odorico (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1096-464X)
- Carmen J. Ramos
- Carrie Thiessen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1410-0112)
- Pallavi Annambhotla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5564-8785)
- Alden Doyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3113-571X)
- Raja Kandaswamy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4302-0119)
- Johanna S. Salzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5580-8072)
- Alex M. Garvin
- Christopher D. Paddock
- Daniel Kuehler
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2025-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3103.241723
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.10