2020
Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia miyamotoi seroprevalence in California blood donors
Brummitt SI, Kjemtrup AM, Harvey DJ, Petersen JM, Sexton C, Replogle A, Packham AE, Bloch EM, Barbour AG, Krause PJ, Green V, Smith WA. Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia miyamotoi seroprevalence in California blood donors. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0243950. PMID: 33370341, PMCID: PMC7769429, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme diseaseBlood donorsB. miyamotoiB. burgdorferiEndemic countiesWestern blotBorrelia miyamotoiB. burgdorferi antibodiesAdult blood donorsBorrelia burgdorferiIgG Western blotBlood donor seraRisk of infectionELISA test systemBurgdorferi antibodiesDonor seraC6 ELISAClinical casesEquivocal samplesHuman casesDiseaseAntibodiesI. pacificus ticksMiyamotoiBurgdorferi
2015
Borrelia miyamotoi infection in nature and in humans
Krause PJ, Fish D, Narasimhan S, Barbour AG. Borrelia miyamotoi infection in nature and in humans. Clinical Microbiology And Infection 2015, 21: 631-639. PMID: 25700888, PMCID: PMC4470780, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsB. miyamotoi infectionMiyamotoi infectionClinical manifestationsB. miyamotoiLyme diseaseBorrelia miyamotoi infectionAcute febrile illnessCommon clinical manifestationsBlood smear examinationPublic health importanceHuman granulocytic anaplasmosisFever group spirochetesFebrile illnessAntibiotic therapyDisease groupEtiologic diagnosisSevere diseaseSmear examinationIxodes persulcatus ticksHealth importanceInfectionHuman casesGranulocytic anaplasmosisBorrelia miyamotoiDisease
2014
Monitoring Human Babesiosis Emergence through Vector Surveillance New England, USA - Volume 20, Number 2—February 2014 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Diuk-Wasser MA, Liu Y, Steeves TK, Folsom-O'Keefe C, Dardick KR, Lepore T, Bent SJ, Usmani-Brown S, Telford SR, Fish D, Krause PJ. Monitoring Human Babesiosis Emergence through Vector Surveillance New England, USA - Volume 20, Number 2—February 2014 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2014, 20: 225-231. PMID: 24447577, PMCID: PMC3901474, DOI: 10.3201/eid2002.130644.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman babesiosisInfectious Diseases journal - CDCProtozoan Babesia microtiDisease-endemic areasTick-borne diseaseBabesiosis-endemic areasSame tick vectorInfection rateInfection ratioTick infection ratesLyme diseaseBabesia microtiHuman casesDiseaseDisease expansionBabesiosisReservoir hostsTick vectorHuman diseasesSurveillanceClose association
2006
Absence of erythrocyte sequestration in a case of babesiosis in a splenectomized human patient
Clark IA, Budd AC, Hsue G, Haymore BR, Joyce AJ, Thorner R, Krause PJ. Absence of erythrocyte sequestration in a case of babesiosis in a splenectomized human patient. Malaria Journal 2006, 5: 69. PMID: 16887045, PMCID: PMC1552079, DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-5-69.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulti-organ failureParasitized erythrocytesSevere multi-organ failureBabesia microti infectionChronic lymphocytic leukemiaCases of babesiosisFalciparum malariaSplenectomized patientsSimilar pathogenesisVascular occlusionMicroti infectionErythrocyte sequestrationLymphocytic leukemiaProtozoal infectionsVascular locationColon cancerHuman patientsResultsNo evidenceVascular lumenHuman casesB. microtiTissue sectionsPatientsPathogenesisInfection