2010
Emergence of Resistance to Azithromycin-Atovaquone in Immunocompromised Patients with Babesia microti Infection
Wormser GP, Prasad A, Neuhaus E, Joshi S, Nowakowski J, Nelson J, Mittleman A, Aguero-Rosenfeld M, Topal J, Krause PJ. Emergence of Resistance to Azithromycin-Atovaquone in Immunocompromised Patients with Babesia microti Infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2010, 50: 381-386. PMID: 20047477, DOI: 10.1086/649859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug regimenB. microtiLevel of immunosuppressionBabesia microti infectionTreatment of babesiosisDrug-resistant strainsEmergence of resistanceActive babesiosisMicrobiologic relapseLaboratory abnormalitiesDrug regimensImmunocompromised patientsOptimal therapyTreatment failureDrug therapyMicroti infectionPatientsClinical case historiesDrug resistanceBabesia microtiInfectionRegimenMicrotiEventual developmentBabesiosis
2008
Persistent and Relapsing Babesiosis in Immunocompromised Patients
Krause PJ, Gewurz BE, Hill D, Marty FM, Vannier E, Foppa IM, Furman RR, Neuhaus E, Skowron G, Gupta S, McCalla C, Pesanti EL, Young M, Heiman D, Hsue G, Gelfand JA, Wormser GP, Dickason J, Bia FJ, Hartman B, Telford SR, Christianson D, Dardick K, Coleman M, Girotto JE, Spielman A. Persistent and Relapsing Babesiosis in Immunocompromised Patients. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008, 46: 370-376. PMID: 18181735, DOI: 10.1086/525852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase patientsAntibabesial treatmentClinical courseControl subjectsBlood smearsRetrospective case-control studyOptimal treatment regimenStandard antimicrobial therapyMalaria-like illnessBabesia microti infectionMost cases patientsCase-control studyCourse of therapyB-cell lymphomaAdministration of atovaquoneImmunologic statusStandard therapyAntimicrobial regimenSuch patientsTreatment regimenMicroti infectionAntimicrobial therapyPersistent infectionCell lymphomaAcute babesiosis
2001
Coinfecting Deer-Associated Zoonoses: Lyme Disease, Babesiosis, and Ehrlichiosis
Goldstein E, Thompson C, Spielman A, Krause P. Coinfecting Deer-Associated Zoonoses: Lyme Disease, Babesiosis, and Ehrlichiosis. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2001, 33: 676-685. PMID: 11486290, DOI: 10.1086/322681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBabesiosisComorbidityDeerDiagnosis, DifferentialDisease ReservoirsDrug Therapy, CombinationEhrlichiosisHumansLyme DiseaseUnited StatesZoonosesConceptsLyme diseaseDuration of symptomsHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisTickborne infectionClinical managementHealth burdenHuman coinfectionsDiagnostic proceduresGranulocytic ehrlichiosisDisease syndromeHuman babesiosisRodent reservoirsHuman hostInfectionDiseaseEhrlichiosisDiversity of pathogensBabesiosisPathogensCoinfectionSyndromeSymptomsIncidenceVector hostLactobacillus acidophilus Sepsis in a Neonate
Thompson C, McCarter Y, Krause P, Herson V. Lactobacillus acidophilus Sepsis in a Neonate. Journal Of Perinatology 2001, 21: 258-260. PMID: 11533845, DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7200509.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
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
1986
Successful management of Mycobacterium intracellulare pneumonia in a child
KRAUSE P, HIGHT D, SCHWARTZ A, MUELLER R, KLEINMAN L, LEOPOLD H, ISEMAN M. Successful management of Mycobacterium intracellulare pneumonia in a child. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 1986, 5: 269-271. PMID: 3952014, DOI: 10.1097/00006454-198603000-00022.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes