2023
Transfusion-transmitted Babesia spp.: a changing landscape of epidemiology, regulation, and risk mitigation
Drews S, Kjemtrup A, Krause P, Lambert G, Leiby D, Lewin A, O'Brien S, Renaud C, Tonnetti L, Bloch E. Transfusion-transmitted Babesia spp.: a changing landscape of epidemiology, regulation, and risk mitigation. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2023, 61: e01268-22. PMID: 37750699, PMCID: PMC10595070, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01268-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood productsWhole blood-derived platelet concentratesNon-endemic areasNon-endemic regionsTTB casesMost patientsRed blood cellsClinical presentationSevere illnessBlood donorsDead-end hostsTick-borne parasitesHuman transmissionEndemic regionsClinical settingEpidemiologyBlood cellsCase numbersPlatelet concentratesTransfusionRisk
2014
Blood transfusion transmission of the tick‐borne relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia miyamotoi in mice
Krause PJ, Hendrickson JE, Steeves TK, Fish D. Blood transfusion transmission of the tick‐borne relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia miyamotoi in mice. Transfusion 2014, 55: 593-597. PMID: 25251880, DOI: 10.1111/trf.12879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransfusion transmissionRed blood cellsBorrelia miyamotoiBlood transfusion transmissionMurine transfusion modelFever spirochete Borrelia miyamotoiSpirochete clearanceRecipient bloodC57BL/6 miceMouse recipientsTransfusion modelMouse modelTransfusionMurine bloodHuman infectionsWet mountLyme diseaseStudy designBlood cellsMiceMiyamotoiSpirochetemiaFever spirochetesBloodBodied ticks
2000
Babesiosis
Homer M, Aguilar-Delfin I, Telford S, Krause P, Persing D. Babesiosis. Clinical Microbiology Reviews 2000, 13: 451-469. DOI: 10.1128/cmr.13.3.451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPossible pathogenic mechanismsAppropriate patient managementInfected red blood cellsSpecies of BabesiaMalaria-like diseaseWidespread blood parasitesRed blood cellsSilent infectionEpidemiological descriptionDisease manifestationsPatient managementImmunological responsePear-shaped formsSevere hemolysisDisease processPathogenic mechanismsHematotropic parasitesBabesia microtiBabesial parasitesDiagnostic testsBlood cellsVeterinary impactBabesia speciesGenus BabesiaIxodid ticks