2020
Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia miyamotoi seroprevalence in California blood donors
Brummitt SI, Kjemtrup AM, Harvey DJ, Petersen JM, Sexton C, Replogle A, Packham AE, Bloch EM, Barbour AG, Krause PJ, Green V, Smith WA. Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia miyamotoi seroprevalence in California blood donors. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0243950. PMID: 33370341, PMCID: PMC7769429, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme diseaseBlood donorsB. miyamotoiB. burgdorferiEndemic countiesWestern blotBorrelia miyamotoiB. burgdorferi antibodiesAdult blood donorsBorrelia burgdorferiIgG Western blotBlood donor seraRisk of infectionELISA test systemBurgdorferi antibodiesDonor seraC6 ELISAClinical casesEquivocal samplesHuman casesDiseaseAntibodiesI. pacificus ticksMiyamotoiBurgdorferi
2018
Human Babesiosis Caused by a Babesia crassa–Like Pathogen: A Case Series
Jia N, Zheng YC, Jiang JF, Jiang RR, Jiang BG, Wei R, Liu HB, Huo QB, Sun Y, Chu YL, Fan H, Chang QC, Yao NN, Zhang WH, Wang H, Guo DH, Fu X, Wang YW, Krause PJ, Song JL, Cao WC. Human Babesiosis Caused by a Babesia crassa–Like Pathogen: A Case Series. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2018, 67: 1110-1119. PMID: 29538646, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolymerase chain reactionAsymptomatic infectionTick biteHuman babesiosisInfection 9 monthsRecent tick biteViral-like illnessCommon clinical manifestationsHaemaphysalis concinna ticksCase seriesInitial diagnosisClinical manifestationsOvarian tumorsModerate symptomsUS CentersBlood supplySevere diseaseHealthy residentsHealth problemsDisease controlInfectionChain reactionGenetic sequencingPatientsFurther investigation
2012
Preventing transfusion‐transmitted babesiosis: preliminary experience of the first laboratory‐based blood donor screening program
Young C, Chawla A, Berardi V, Padbury J, Skowron G, Krause PJ, Group T. Preventing transfusion‐transmitted babesiosis: preliminary experience of the first laboratory‐based blood donor screening program. Transfusion 2012, 52: 1523-1529. PMID: 22452654, DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2012.03612.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransfusion-transmitted babesiosisCases of TTBPolymerase chain reactionBlood donorsThalassemia patientsCommon transfusion-transmitted infectionSickle cellsIndeterminate PCR resultsPositive IFA resultsTransfusion-transmitted infectionsInvestigational new drug applicationReal-time polymerase chain reactionUnscreened bloodDonor screeningPatientsIFA resultsDrug AdministrationNew drug applicationsPreliminary experienceIndirect immunofluorescenceBabesia microtiStudy designDrug applicationChain reactionPCR results
2003
Increasing health burden of human babesiosis in endemic sites.
KRAUSE PJ, McKay K, Gadbaw J, Christianson D, Closter L, Lepore T, TELFORD SR, Sikand V, Ryan R, Persing D, RADOLF JD, Spielman A, _ _. Increasing health burden of human babesiosis in endemic sites. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2003, 68: 431-6. PMID: 12875292, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2003.68.431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of ageEndemic sitesCommunity-based serosurveysClinical spectrumHealth burdenPeople 20Borrelial infectionHuman infectionsBabesial infectionMore older adultsBabesia microtiBabesial antigensOlder adultsHuman babesiosisYoung adultsInfectionBorrelia burgdorferiIncidenceThree-fourthsAdultsAgePrudence IslandSeroprevalenceSerosurveyHospital
2001
Safety and Immunogenicity of a Recombinant Borrelia burgdorferi Outer Surface Protein A Vaccine Against Lyme Disease in Healthy Children and Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Sikand V, Halsey N, Krause P, Sood S, Geller R, Van Hoecke C, Buscarino C, Parenti D. Safety and Immunogenicity of a Recombinant Borrelia burgdorferi Outer Surface Protein A Vaccine Against Lyme Disease in Healthy Children and Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Pediatrics 2001, 108: 123-128. PMID: 11433064, DOI: 10.1542/peds.108.1.123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAntigens, SurfaceArthralgiaBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacterial VaccinesBorrelia burgdorferi GroupChildChild, PreschoolEdemaErythemaExanthemaFatigueFemaleFeverHeadacheHumansImmunoglobulin GIncidenceInjectionsLipoproteinsLyme DiseaseLyme Disease VaccinesMalePainSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsLocal injection site reactionsInjection site reactionsYears of ageMonth 13LD vaccineVaccine recipientsSite reactionsHealthy childrenEfficacy studiesChildren 4Placebo-controlled clinical trialUnsolicited adverse eventsFlu-like symptomsLyme disease vaccineHigher immune responseLyme endemic areasOuter Surface ProteinsAdolescents 15 yearsIgG GMTPlacebo recipientsReactogenicity dataAdverse eventsControlled TrialsMonth 6Immunogenicity data
1984
Fatal Epstein-Barr virus disease in a Laotian refugee
KRAUSE P, HYAMS J, ANDIMAN W, ASCUITTO R, LUDWIG M, BECHTOLD T, HARADA S, SAEMUNDSEN A, PURTILO D. Fatal Epstein-Barr virus disease in a Laotian refugee. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 1984, 3: 50-53. PMID: 6322142, DOI: 10.1097/00006454-198401000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1982
Abnormalities of neutrophil adherence in newborns.
Krause P, Maderazo E, Scroggs M. Abnormalities of neutrophil adherence in newborns. Pediatrics 1982, 69: 184-7. PMID: 7058092, DOI: 10.1542/peds.69.2.184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPMN adherenceNeutrophil adherencePolymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN) adherenceHealthy term newbornsSerious bacterial infectionsSusceptibility of neonatesTerm newbornsNeonatal PMNNeonatal serumNylon woolAdult serumHumoral inhibitorAdult PMNBacterial infectionsGlass adherenceNormal childrenGood healthAdherenceGreater reductionPMNNewbornsSerumCellular defectsAdultsChildren