Anaplasmosis — United States
Goel et al [1] report a death from transfusion-transmitted anaplasmosis in a 78-year-old man. The patient died of septic shock 2 weeks after a perioperative transfusion with erythrocytes harboring _Anaplasma phagocytophilum_. The patient’s blood specimens were positive for _A. phagocytophilum_ DNA beginning 7 days after transfusion; serologic testing remained negative until death.
[1. Goel R, Westblade LF, Kessler DA, et al. Death from transfusion-transmitted anaplasmosis, New York, USA,
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