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Post by Admin/ Traveler on Jun 28, 2017 18:23:04 GMT
Concurrent babesiosis and serological evidence of Lyme disease in a young patient * Adler M, Swe T, Thein Naing A. /Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives/. 2017 Mar 31;7(1):46-48. eCollection 2017 Jan. Abstract Human babesiosis co-infected with Lyme disease in a young patient is an important condition. Here, we describe a case of a 39-year-old male patient with concurrent babesiosis and Lyme disease. Co-infections of tick borne diseases are often difficult to diagnose and underreported, and resulting in significant morbidity and mortality to patients. While co-infections have been infrequently described, it is of paramount importance that clinicians should be able to diagnose early and treat them effectively according to the patient geographical area and history of tick bite. link to online articleFree, full text (pdf file, 669 KB)
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Post by Admin/ Traveler on Jun 28, 2017 18:25:25 GMT
*Across state lines: Fulminant /Babesia microti/ infection in a liver transplant recipient * Meissner EG, McGillicuddy JW, Squires J, Skipper D, Self S, Wray D, Moritz ED, Stramer SL, Nadig S. /Transplant Infectious Disease/, online first 2017 Jun 23. Abstract The potential for transmission of /Babesia microti/ by blood transfusion is well recognized. Physicians may be unaware that products used for transfusion may be collected from geographically diverse regions. We describe a liver transplant recipient in South Carolina who likely acquired /B. microti/ infection from a unit of blood collected in Minnesota. link to article
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