2003
Babesiosis Diagnosis and Treatment
Krause PJ. Babesiosis Diagnosis and Treatment. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2003, 3: 45-51. PMID: 12804380, DOI: 10.1089/153036603765627451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood smearsThin blood smearsPolymerase chain reactionRobust antibody responseLife-saving therapyUseful screening testPulmonary compromiseSubclinical illnessSerologic testingClinical manifestationsExchange transfusionAntibody responseAdverse reactionsHigh parasitemiaConclusive diagnosisSevere diseaseAccurate diagnosisScreening testBabesial infectionBabesia microtiHuman babesiosisInfectionSignificant hemolysisDiseaseSmears
1995
Infection with a Babesia-Like Organism in Northern California
Persing D, Herwaldt B, Glaser C, Lane R, Thomford J, Mathiesen D, Krause P, Phillip D, Conrad P. Infection with a Babesia-Like Organism in Northern California. New England Journal Of Medicine 1995, 332: 298-303. PMID: 7816065, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199502023320504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB. microti antigenIndirect immunofluorescent antibody testingImmunofluorescent antibody testingInfluenza-like illnessHodgkin's diseaseSerologic testingAsymptomatic infectionClinical spectrumSeroprevalence ratesPolymerase chain reactionPatientsFatal diseaseProtozoal parasitesInfectionBabesia microtiHuman babesiosisBabesia antigensDiseaseGenetic sequence analysisChain reactionCanine pathogensAntigenB. divergensGenus Babesia