2021
Preventing Transfusion-Transmitted Babesiosis
Bloch EM, Krause PJ, Tonnetti L. Preventing Transfusion-Transmitted Babesiosis. Pathogens 2021, 10: 1176. PMID: 34578209, PMCID: PMC8468711, DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10091176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransfusion-transmitted babesiosisBlood donor testingHealthy blood donorsIntra-erythrocytic parasitesDonor surveillanceTransfusion transmissibleDonor testingHigh morbidityTransfusion recipientsSevere babesiosisBlood donorsBlood supplyBlood safetyHigh riskGlobal epidemiologyHuman babesiosisCausative agentMolecular assaysUnited StatesBabesiosisInfectionRiskMajor riskImmunopathogenesisMorbidity
2020
The emergence of human Powassan virus infection in North America
Campbell O, Krause PJ. The emergence of human Powassan virus infection in North America. Ticks And Tick-borne Diseases 2020, 11: 101540. PMID: 32993949, DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPowassan virusPOWV infectionSymptomatic casesLong-term neurological sequelaePowassan virus infectionState health department websitesPOWV diseaseTickborne flavivirusNeurological sequelaeHealth department websitesVirus infectionDisease controlInfection prevalenceInfectionPrevalence researchUnited StatesSurveillance effortsAge distributionIncidenceOld beingSurveillance informationGreater awarenessLiterature reviewDisease incidenceMorbidity
1989
Enhancement of neutrophil function for treatment of neonatal infections
KRAUSE P, HERSON V, EISENFELD L, JOHNSON G. Enhancement of neutrophil function for treatment of neonatal infections. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 1989, 8: 382-389. PMID: 2664694, DOI: 10.1097/00006454-198906000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNewborn infantsRisk of morbidityFresh frozen plasmaMaximum therapeutic benefitHost defense mechanismsNeonatal infectionImportant therapyNeutrophil functionFrozen plasmaPMN functionTherapeutic benefitAdult PMNInfectionFurther studiesInfantsNew antibioticsDefense mechanismsTransfusionMorbidityNeonatesTherapyMortalityAdministrationImpairmentAntibodies