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
2018
BmGPAC, an Antigen Capture Assay for Detection of Active Babesia microti Infection
Thekkiniath J, Mootien S, Lawres L, Perrin BA, Gewirtz M, Krause PJ, Williams S, Doggett J, Ledizet M, Mamoun C. BmGPAC, an Antigen Capture Assay for Detection of Active Babesia microti Infection. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2018, 56: 10.1128/jcm.00067-18. PMID: 30093394, PMCID: PMC6156295, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00067-18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman babesiosisBabesia microti infectionCapture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assayAntigen capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assayAntigen capture assayEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayZoonotic infectious diseaseAcute infectionBlood transfusionAsymptomatic infectionMicroti infectionReal-time PCRBlood supplyAnimal reservoir hostsDonor bloodEpidemiological surveyHuman patientsImmune systemSerological assaysImmunodominant antigensInfectionInfectious diseasesIntraerythrocytic protozoan parasitePatientsImmunosorbent assay