Transmission of West Nile Virus from an Organ Donor to Four Transplant Recipients
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- 29 May 2003
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 348 (22), 2196-2203
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa022987
Abstract
In August 2002, fever and mental-status changes developed in recipients of organs from a common donor. Transmission of West Nile virus through organ transplantation was suspected.Keywords
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