Three Cases of Neurologic Syndrome Caused by Donor-Derived Microsporidiosis

Three Cases of Neurologic Syndrome Caused by Donor-Derived Microsporidiosis

In April 2014, a kidney transplant recipient in the United States experienced headache, diplopia, and confusion, followed by neurologic decline and death. An investigation to evaluate the possibility of donor-derived infection determined that 3 patients had received 4 organs (kidney, liver, heart/ki...

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Main Authors: Rachel Smith, Atis Muehlenbachs, Joanna Schaenmann, Sanjiv Baxi, Sophia Koo, Dianna Blau, Peter Chin-Hong, Anna R. Thorner, Matthew J. Kuehnert, Kristina Wheeler, Alexis Liakos, Jonathan W. Jackson, Theresa Benedict, Alexandre J. da Silva, Jana M. Ritter, Dominique Rollin, Maureen Metcalfe, Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Govinda S. Visvesvara, Sridhar V. Basavaraju, Sherif Zaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
organ transplants
microsporidia
microsporidiosis
communicable diseases
neurologic syndrome
meningitis/encephalitis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/3/16-1580_article

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