2024
Tafenoquine for Relapsing Babesiosis: A Case Series
Krause P, Rogers R, Shah M, Kang H, Parsonnet J, Kodama R, Vannier E. Tafenoquine for Relapsing Babesiosis: A Case Series. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2024, 79: 130-137. PMID: 38814096, PMCID: PMC11259219, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRelapsing babesiosisPolymerase chain reactionReal-time polymerase chain reactionImmunocompromised patientsTreatment of Plasmodium vivax malariaPlasmodium vivax malariaModel of acute infectionAntimicrobial agentsBlood smearsAnimal models of acute infectionsWeekly maintenance dosesAcquisition of resistanceAtovaquone-proguanilVivax malariaMalaria prophylaxisMaintenance doseLoading doseCase seriesDelayed clearanceAcute infectionTafenoquinePrevent relapseThin blood smearsLow dosesAnimal models
2006
Reinfection and relapse in early Lyme disease.
KRAUSE PJ, FOLEY DT, BURKE GS, Christianson D, Closter L, Spielman A, _ _. Reinfection and relapse in early Lyme disease. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2006, 75: 1090-4. PMID: 17172372, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.75.1090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly Lyme diseaseRecurrent episodesLyme diseaseErythema migransStandard antibiotic therapyInitial rashPrompt administrationAntibiotic therapyClinical manifestationsPrevent relapsePersistent infectionBody sitesDiseaseSequential episodesSpecific antibodiesEndemic sitesEpisodesReinfectionRelapseDetectable levelsFrequent contactVector ticksYearsRashSerology