2020
Clofazimine, a Promising Drug for the Treatment of Babesia microti Infection in Severely Immunocompromised Hosts
Tuvshintulga B, Vannier E, Tayebwa DS, Gantuya S, Sivakumar T, Guswanto A, Krause PJ, Yokoyama N, Igarashi I. Clofazimine, a Promising Drug for the Treatment of Babesia microti Infection in Severely Immunocompromised Hosts. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2020, 222: 1027-1036. PMID: 32310272, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB. microti parasitesMicroti infectionHigh-grade parasitemiaDrug-resistant tuberculosisB. microtiBabesia microti infectionAdditional preclinical studiesB. microti infectionImmunocompromised hostB. microti DNAPolymerase chain reactionPreclinical studiesIncidence of babesiosisPromising drugRadical cureMinimal doseClofazimineDay 10Blood smearsBabesia microtiNovel drugsParasitemiaChain reactionMicroscopic examinationAntimicrobial agents
2019
Repeat exchange transfusion for treatment of severe babesiosis
Radcliffe C, Krause PJ, Grant M. Repeat exchange transfusion for treatment of severe babesiosis. Transfusion And Apheresis Science 2019, 58: 638-640. PMID: 31526674, DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2019.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsRepeat exchange transfusionExchange transfusionSevere babesiosisHospital day 5Second exchange transfusionBabesia microti infectionHigh feverRheumatoid arthritisMicroti infectionTransfusionDay 5Literature searchDearth of informationParasitemiaInfectionBabesiosisEtanerceptArthritisFeverClindamycinHypoxiaCasesWeeksWomen
2012
Cellular basis for clearance of the protozoan parasite Babesia microti in immunocompromised hosts (43.13)
Vannier E, Silver Z, Wilson C, Su J, Chiam J, Laurie S, Telford S, Gelfand J, Krause P, Wortis H. Cellular basis for clearance of the protozoan parasite Babesia microti in immunocompromised hosts (43.13). The Journal Of Immunology 2012, 188: 43.13-43.13. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.188.supp.43.13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCD4-/- miceB cellsT cellsMild flu-like illnessBabesia microtiResolution of parasitemiaAbsence of CD4Flu-like illnessRag1-/- miceRole of complementB-cell lymphomaCourse of infectionPrimary etiologic agentMature B cellsCD4-CD8Specific IgGAnti-CD20Athymic miceCell lymphomaFc receptorsHealthy individualsCD4ParasitemiaEtiologic agentInfectious diseases
1998
Persistent Parasitemia after Acute Babesiosis
Krause P, Spielman A, Telford S, Sikand V, McKay K, Christianson D, Pollack R, Brassard P, Magera J, Ryan R, Persing D. Persistent Parasitemia after Acute Babesiosis. New England Journal Of Medicine 1998, 339: 160-165. PMID: 9664092, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199807163390304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuration of parasitemiaSpecific therapySide effectsInfected peopleCommunity-based studyEpisodes of illnessProtozoan Babesia microtiBabesial DNASymptoms of babesiosisRecrudescent diseaseQuinine therapyThin blood smearsPersistent parasitemiaInfected subjectsSerologic testsIll subjectsSpecific symptomsAcute babesiosisMore monthsParasitemiaBlood smearsBabesial infectionTherapyBabesia microtiSymptoms