increase the risk of Yersinia enterocolitica

Q: Name at least 3 conditions that may increase the risk of yersinia enterocolitica via blood transfusion?

Answer: Yersinia enterocolitica is an iron-avid organism. The following conditions may increase the risk of it via blood transfusion

• iron overload
• chelation therapy as it mobilizes iron 
• immunosuppression 
• asplenia 
• glucocorticoids

#transfusion

#ID

References:

1. Huovinen E, Sihvonen LM, Virtanen MJ, Haukka K, Siitonen A, Kuusi M. Symptoms and sources of Yersinia enterocolitica-infection: a case-control study. BMC Infect Dis. 2010 May 20;10:122. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-122. PMID: 20487529; PMCID: PMC2883546.

2. Fàbrega A, Vila J. Yersinia enterocolitica: pathogenesis, virulence and antimicrobial resistance. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2012 Jan;30(1):24-32. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2011.07.017. Epub 2011 Oct 22. PMID: 22019131.

3. Le Monnier O, Joseph L, Bodard S, Boudhabhay I. Hepato-splenic abscesses in a sickle cell disease patient. Am J Hematol 2022; 97:1118.