Table 1.
Pathogens transmitted in red blood cell transfusionsa
| Viruses | Bacteria | Protozoa | Prions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikungunya virus4 | Anaplasma phagocytophilum25 | Babesia microti35 | Variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob41 |
| Colorado tick fever virus5 | Bartonella species26 | Leishmania donovani36 | |
| Cytomegalovirus6 | Borrelia recurrentis (relapsing fever)27 | Malaria37 | |
| Dengue virus7 | Brucella species28 | Mansonella perstans (microfilaria)38 | |
| Epstein-Barr virus8 | Clostridium perfringens3 | Toxoplasma gondi39 | |
| Hepatitis A virus9 | Enterobacter cloacae3 | Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas)40 | |
| Hepatitis B virus2,10 | Enterococci3 | ||
| Hepatitis C virus2,11 | Klebsiella pneumoniae29 | ||
| Hepatitis D virus12 | Propionibacterium acnes3 | ||
| Hepatitis E virus13 | Pseudomonas species3,30 | ||
| Hepatitis G virus14 | Rickettsia rickettsii31 | ||
| Human herpesvirus 815 | Serratia liquefaciens32 | ||
| Human immunodeficiency virus2 | Staphylococcus aureus3 | ||
| Japanese encephalitis virus16 | Treponema pallidum (syphilis)33 | ||
| Parvovirus17 | Yersinia enterocolitica3,34 | ||
| SEN virus18 | |||
| Tick-borne encephalitis virus19 | |||
| Torque-tenovirus20,21 | |||
| West Nile virus22 | |||
| Yellow fever vaccine virus23 | |||
| Zika virus24 |
a
Excludes unproved cases and transfusions of platelets and other blood products.