2023
Human Borrelia miyamotoi Infection in North America
Burde J, Bloch E, Kelly J, Krause P. Human Borrelia miyamotoi Infection in North America. Pathogens 2023, 12: 553. PMID: 37111439, PMCID: PMC10145171, DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12040553.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical manifestationsLyme diseasePersonal protective strategiesCommon clinical manifestationsBlood smear examinationFebrile illnessSmear examinationLaboratory confirmationEndemic areasInfectionProtective strategiesPreventive measuresDiseaseBodied ticksManifestationsProtective clothingBorreliaTicksArthralgiaMyalgiaNauseaComplicationsHeadacheCeftriaxoneFever
2020
105 Babesiosis
Vannier E, Krause P. 105 Babesiosis. 2020, 799-802. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-55512-8.00105-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolymerase chain reactionProphylactic antibiotic regimenLife-threatening complicationsMainstay of treatmentSolid organ transplantationBest preventive measureAntibiotic regimenFrequent symptomsHospital admissionDefinitive diagnosisSevere babesiosisBlood productsOrgan transplantationEtiologic agentBabesia microtiPreventive measuresZoonotic diseaseChain reactionB. duncaniBabesiosisDiseaseB. venatorumHemoprotozoan parasitesB. divergensAlternative option