2023
Immune Control in Repeated Babesia microti Infection in a Patient With B-Cell Deficiency
Little J, Oakley M, Thorner A, Johnston D, Majam V, Liakos A, Novack L, Zheng H, Meredith S, Chou C, Newton B, Soiffer R, Krause P, Baden L, Kumar S. Immune Control in Repeated Babesia microti Infection in a Patient With B-Cell Deficiency. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023, 11: ofad568. PMID: 38213635, PMCID: PMC10783156, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB-cell deficiencyParasite burdenHuman babesiosisBabesia microti infectionHigher antibody levelsMild clinical symptomsSevere B cell deficiencyB cell populationsT memory stem cellsMemory stem cellsPeak parasite burdenClinical immunityImmune controlImmunologic findingsNK cellsAntibody levelsClinical symptomsMicroti infectionB cellsPatientsSpecific antibodiesStem cellsBabesiosisImmunologyDeficiency
2000
Babesiosis
Krause P. Babesiosis. Seminars In Pediatric Infectious Diseases 2000, 11: 182-188. DOI: 10.1053/pi.2000.6229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCombination of clindamycinHuman immunodeficiency virusTypical clinical symptomsPeripheral blood smearDefinitive laboratory diagnosisClinical symptomsImmunodeficiency virusAsymptomatic infectionClinical spectrumSerological evaluationCurrent treatmentSevere diseaseLaboratory diagnosisSporadic casesBlood smearsIntraerythrocytic protozoaLyme diseaseDiseaseEndemic diseaseZoonotic diseaseCausative agentSerious episodesIxodes ticksBabesiosisAdults