Notes From the Field: A Cluster of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infections Transmitted Through Organ Transplantation—Iowa, 2013

Notes From the Field: A Cluster of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infections Transmitted Through Organ Transplantation—Iowa, 2013

A donor with an intracerebral hemorrhage transmitted lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, an organism oft‐used in basic immunology and used to first define the concept of heterologous alloimmunity; two of three recipients survived following ribavirin treatment.

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of transplantation 2014-06, Vol.14 (6), p.1459-1459
Hauptverfasser: Schafer, Ilana J, Miller, Rachel, Ströher, Ute, Knust, Barbara, Nichol, Stuart T, Rollin, Pierre E
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cluster Analysis
Fatal Outcome
Hemorrhage
Humans
Iowa
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis - transmission
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus - isolation & purification
Male
Middle Aged
Organ Transplantation - adverse effects
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Zusammenfassung:A donor with an intracerebral hemorrhage transmitted lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, an organism oft‐used in basic immunology and used to first define the concept of heterologous alloimmunity; two of three recipients survived following ribavirin treatment.
ISSN:1600-6135
1600-6143
DOI:10.1111/ajt.12802