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Peripheral blood stem cell transplant-related Plasmodium falciparum infection in a patient with sickle cell disease.
Transfusion - 1 Dec 2012
Mejia Rojelio, Booth Garrett S, Fedorko Daniel P, Hsieh Matthew M, Khuu Hanh M, Klein Harvey G, Mu Jianbing, Fahle Gary, Nutman Thomas B, Su Xin-Zhuan, Williams Esther C, Flegel Willy A, Klion Amy
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BACKGROUND: Although transmission of Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) infection during red blood cell (RBC) transfusion from an infected donor has been well documented, malaria parasites are not known to infect hematopoietic stem cells. We report a case of Pf infection in a patient 11 days after peripheral blood stem cell transplant for sickle cell disease. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Malaria parasites were detected in...
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