2016
Transfusion-transmitted babesiosis
Levin AE, Krause PJ. Transfusion-transmitted babesiosis. Current Opinion In Hematology 2016, 23: 573-580. PMID: 27537475, PMCID: PMC5241272, DOI: 10.1097/moh.0000000000000287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransfusion-transmitted babesiosisBlood donorsB. microti antibodiesInfectious blood donorsAssociated mortality rateOptimal screening strategyTransfusion-transmitted pathogensSignificant health burdenAvailable screening toolsUnited States populationPathogen inactivation methodsMicroti antibodiesSevere illnessHealth burdenMortality rateUS FoodDrug AdministrationBabesia microtiScreening toolLaboratory screeningScreening strategyBabesiosisInactivation methodPCR assaysRecent studies
2007
Shared features in the pathobiology of babesiosis and malaria
Krause PJ, Daily J, Telford SR, Vannier E, Lantos P, Spielman A. Shared features in the pathobiology of babesiosis and malaria. Trends In Parasitology 2007, 23: 605-610. PMID: 17988944, DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2007.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasmodium falciparum infectionPathogenesis of babesiosisFulminant diseaseClinical courseFalciparum infectionSimilar pathogenesisCytokine activationHealth problemsIntraerythrocytic protozoaMalariaPathobiologyContinued investigationPathogenesisBabesiosisDiseaseRecent studiesHumansInfectionImportant diseaseCytoadherence