Transmission of West Nile virus from an organ donor to four transplant recipients.

Iwamoto M, Jernigan DB, Guasch A, Trepka MJ, Blackmore CG, Hellinger WC, Pham SM, Zaki S, Lanciotti RS, Lance-Parker SE, DiazGranados CA, Winquist AG, Perlino CA, Wiersma S, Hillyer KL, Goodman JL, Marfin AA, Chamberland ME, Petersen LR. Transmission of West Nile virus from an organ donor to four transplant recipients. N Engl J Med. 2003 May 29; 348(22):2196-203.

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subject areas

Adult
Aged
Antibodies, Viral
Blood Donors
Blood-Borne Pathogens
Fatal Outcome
Female
Heart Transplantation
Humans
Immunoglobulin M
Kidney Transplantation
Liver Transplantation
Male
Middle Aged
Organ Transplantation
Tissue Donors
Viremia
West Nile Fever
West Nile virus

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Mary Jo Trepka

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