Powassan Virus Infection Likely Acquired Through Blood Transfusion Presenting as Encephalitis in a Kidney Transplant Recipient.
Clin Infect Dis
; 72(6): 1051-1054, 2021 03 15.
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ABSTRACT
A kidney transplant patient without known tick exposure developed encephalitis 3 weeks after transplantation. During the transplant hospitalization, the patient had received a blood transfusion from an asymptomatic donor later discovered to have been infected with Powassan virus. Here, we describe a probable instance of transfusion-transmitted Powassan virus infection.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Virosis
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Trasplante de Riñón
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Encefalitis
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Encefalitis Transmitida por Garrapatas
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Virus de la Encefalitis Transmitidos por Garrapatas
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Infect Dis
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos