Transplantation proceedingsFemaleHumansMaleAnti-Bacterial AgentsCell-Free Nucleic Acids
Murine Typhus in Heart and Kidney Transplant Recipients: First Reported Cases Diagnosed by Microbial Cell-Free DNA Sequencing.
Baraa Saad, Sabiha Armin, Adrienne DaGue, Lucas S Blanton, Rodrigo Hasbun
Published: 202510.1016/j.transproceed.2025.10.018
Abstract
Murine typhus, caused by Rickettsia typhi, is a flea-borne illness that can present as an undifferentiated febrile syndrome and is often underrecognized in immunocompromised individuals. We report the first known cases in heart and kidney transplant…
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