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
2003
Babesiosis in Pregnancy
Feder HM, Lawlor M, Krause PJ. Babesiosis in Pregnancy. New England Journal Of Medicine 2003, 349: 195-196. PMID: 12853599, DOI: 10.1056/nejm200307103490221.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Babesiosis: similar to malaria but different.
Lantos PM, Krause PJ. Babesiosis: similar to malaria but different. Pediatric Annals 2002, 31: 192-7. PMID: 11905293, DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-20020301-10.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Atovaquone and Azithromycin for the Treatment of Babesiosis
Krause P, Lepore T, Sikand V, Gadbaw J, Burke G, Telford S, Brassard P, Pearl D, Azlanzadeh J, Christianson D, McGrath D, Spielman A. Atovaquone and Azithromycin for the Treatment of Babesiosis. New England Journal Of Medicine 2000, 343: 1454-1458. PMID: 11078770, DOI: 10.1056/nejm200011163432004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommon adverse effectsTreatment of babesiosisAdverse reactionsAdverse effectsCourse of clindamycinRegimen of clindamycinStart of therapyMalaria-like illnessPromising alternative treatmentStandard treatmentAlternative treatmentRegimenClindamycinAzithromycinAtovaquoneMonthsDiarrheaTreatmentBabesiosisQuinineSymptomsSubjectsPercentDaysBabesia microti DNA
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