2023
Neurologic Complications of Babesiosis, United States, 2011–2021 - Volume 29, Number 6—June 2023 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Locke S, O’Bryan J, Zubair A, Rethana M, Moffarah A, Krause P, Farhadian S. Neurologic Complications of Babesiosis, United States, 2011–2021 - Volume 29, Number 6—June 2023 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2023, 29: 1127-1135. PMID: 37209667, PMCID: PMC10202888, DOI: 10.3201/eid2906.221890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurologic complicationsNeurologic symptomsRisk factorsYale-New Haven HospitalInfectious Diseases journal - CDCHigh-grade parasitemiaNeurologic risk factorsRange of symptomsAdult patientsRenal failureDiabetes mellitusFrequent symptomsHospital admissionImpaired consciousnessMedical recordsEndemic areasParasitic infectionsPatientsSymptomsIntraerythrocytic protozoaComplicationsBabesiosisNew HavenDeliriumMellitus
2021
The Global Emergence of Human Babesiosis
Kumar A, O’Bryan J, Krause PJ. The Global Emergence of Human Babesiosis. Pathogens 2021, 10: 1447. PMID: 34832603, PMCID: PMC8623124, DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10111447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman babesiosisPrimary clinical characteristicsEndemic diseaseGlobal health burdenHard-bodied ticksMode of transmissionFulminant casesTick-borne diseaseClinical characteristicsBlood transfusionDisease locationHealth burdenOrgan transplantationEpidemiologic toolIntraerythrocytic protozoaDiseaseBabesiosisInfectionLike agentsGlobal emergenceHuman pathogensUnited StatesBabesiaWide spectrumPredominant speciesBabesiosis
Chen T, Mamoun C, Krause P. Babesiosis. 2021, 1298-1304. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780190888367.003.0200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB. microtiHard-bodied ticksHuman granulocytic anaplasmosisPowassan virusEtiologic agentIntraerythrocytic protozoaLyme diseaseBorrelia miyamotoiGranulocytic anaplasmosisBabesia infectionBorrelia burgdorferiDiseaseZoonotic diseaseB. duncaniAnaplasma phagocytophilumApicomplexa phylumInfectionMicrotiB. venatorumB. divergensBabesia sppBabesiosisIxodes scapularisPrimary vectorFever
2015
Human babesiosis
Chen T, Mamoun C, Krause P. Human babesiosis. 2015, 1295-1301. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9781139855952.226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman babesiosisB. microtiB. microti infectionHard-bodied ticksClustering of casesHuman granulocytic anaplasmosisAcute illnessRenal failureBlood transfusionMicroti infectionCommon causeBabesia duncaniEndemic areasEtiologic agentHuman infectionsHuman B. microti infectionIntraerythrocytic protozoaLyme diseaseBabesia microtiBabesia speciesDiseaseGranulocytic anaplasmosisBabesia infectionIntraerythrocytic parasitesInfection
2013
Chapter 14 Neurological manifestations of human babesiosis
Usmani-Brown S, Halperin JJ, Krause PJ. Chapter 14 Neurological manifestations of human babesiosis. Handbook Of Clinical Neurology 2013, 114: 199-203. PMID: 23829910, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-53490-3.00014-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevel of consciousnessRare complicationBlood transfusionNeurological manifestationsCommon symptomsNeurological dysfunctionFatal diseaseInfectious diseasesIntraerythrocytic protozoaHuman babesiosisDiseaseBabesiosisIxodid ticksTransfusionComplicationsHeadacheDysfunctionLethargyPathogenesisSymptoms
2008
Human Babesiosis
Chen T, Krause P. Human Babesiosis. 2008, 1381-1388. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511722240.200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman babesiosisB. microtiBabesia speciesB. microti infectionHard-bodied ticksClustering of casesHuman granulocytic anaplasmosisEastern North AmericaAcute illnessBlood transfusionRenal failureMicroti infectionCommon causeBabesia duncaniEndemic areasEtiologic agentHuman B. microti infectionBabesial infectionIntraerythrocytic protozoaBabesia microtiLyme diseaseDiseaseGranulocytic anaplasmosisIntraerythrocytic parasitesNorth America
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
2000
Babesiosis
Krause P. Babesiosis. Seminars In Pediatric Infectious Diseases 2000, 11: 182-188. DOI: 10.1053/pi.2000.6229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCombination of clindamycinHuman immunodeficiency virusTypical clinical symptomsPeripheral blood smearDefinitive laboratory diagnosisClinical symptomsImmunodeficiency virusAsymptomatic infectionClinical spectrumSerological evaluationCurrent treatmentSevere diseaseLaboratory diagnosisSporadic casesBlood smearsIntraerythrocytic protozoaLyme diseaseDiseaseEndemic diseaseZoonotic diseaseCausative agentSerious episodesIxodes ticksBabesiosisAdults