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  • Title: Transfusion-mediated Yersinia enterocolitica septicemia in an adult patient with beta-thalassemia.
    Author: Roussos A, Stambori M, Aggelis P, Kanavaki S, Garzonis P, Makarona M, Kapralos C, Karambela S, Dalamaga A, Ferti A.
    Journal: Scand J Infect Dis; 2001; 33(11):859-60. PubMed ID: 11760171.
    Abstract:
    We report a case of transfusion-mediated Yersinia enterocolitica septicemia in a 43-y-old woman with homozygous beta-thalassemia. Two h after transfusion of 3 units of red blood cells the patient suffered high-grade fever and shaking chills. Y. enterocolitica serotype O3 grew in blood cultures. Prolonged treatment with i.v. ceftriaxone plus ciprofloxacin led to a favorable outcome. Transfusion-associated Y. enterocolitica septicemia has not previously been reported in an adult beta-thalassemic patient from the Mediterranean area. Our report is particularly important, because of the high incidence of chronically transfused thalassemic patients in Mediterranean countries.
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