2023
Transfusion-transmitted Babesia spp.: a changing landscape of epidemiology, regulation, and risk mitigation
Drews S, Kjemtrup A, Krause P, Lambert G, Leiby D, Lewin A, O'Brien S, Renaud C, Tonnetti L, Bloch E. Transfusion-transmitted Babesia spp.: a changing landscape of epidemiology, regulation, and risk mitigation. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2023, 61: e01268-22. PMID: 37750699, PMCID: PMC10595070, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01268-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood productsWhole blood-derived platelet concentratesNon-endemic areasNon-endemic regionsTTB casesMost patientsRed blood cellsClinical presentationSevere illnessBlood donorsDead-end hostsTick-borne parasitesHuman transmissionEndemic regionsClinical settingEpidemiologyBlood cellsCase numbersPlatelet concentratesTransfusionRisk
2022
Epidemiology of Hospitalized Patients with Babesiosis, United States, 2010–2016 - Volume 28, Number 2—February 2022 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Bloch EM, Day JR, Krause PJ, Kjemtrup A, O’Brien S, Tobian AAR, Goel R. Epidemiology of Hospitalized Patients with Babesiosis, United States, 2010–2016 - Volume 28, Number 2—February 2022 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2022, 28: 354-362. PMID: 35076004, PMCID: PMC8798708, DOI: 10.3201/eid2802.210213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Inpatient Sample databaseInfectious Diseases journal - CDCAnalysis of hospitalizationsHospitalized patientsAdvanced ageMortality rateHospitalizationSample databaseObservation periodEpidemiologyHigher severityPatientsBabesiosisDiagnosisUnited StatesReporting dataBabesiaAdmissionIllnessIncidenceDiseaseSeverity
2019
Introduction to Immunology, Epidemiology, and Immunoepidemiology
Niccolai L, Ruddle N, Krause P. Introduction to Immunology, Epidemiology, and Immunoepidemiology. 2019, 3-17. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-25553-4_1.ChaptersIndividual multicellular organismsImmune responseMulticellular organismsRelevant health problemHealth-related eventsInflammatory diseasesSelect populationCombination of cellsHealth problemsEpidemiologic toolImmunoepidemiologyMicrobial infectionsEpidemiologyGenetic polymorphismsImmunologyEnvironmental factorsPopulationAutoimmunityMalignancyOrganismsInfectionDiversityDiseaseStudy
2011
Lyme Borreliosis Coinfections with Anaplasma And Babesia
Lantos P, Krause P. Lyme Borreliosis Coinfections with Anaplasma And Babesia. 2011, 149-157. DOI: 10.1002/9780470933961.ch8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpidemiologyCoinfection