Babesiosis: A Retrospective Review of 38 Cases in the Upper Midwest

Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Madiha FidaOmar Abu Saleh

Abstract

Babesiosis is an emerging health risk, and clinicians need to be aware of its different clinical manifestations. In our cohort of 38 patients, almost half did not recall a tick bite, and diagnosis was delayed due to the nonspecific nature of symptoms. Sixty-eight percent of patients required hospitalization, with 21% requiring intensive care unit stay. Coinfection with Lyme, anaplasma, or both Lyme and anaplasma was seen in 24%, 5%, and 8% of the patients, respectively. None of the patients in our cohort died from their disease.

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Methods Mentioned

BETA
PCR

Software Mentioned

REDCap
Research Electronic Data Capture ( REDCap )
JMP

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Babesiosis is caused by parasites of the genus babesia, which are transmitted in nature by the bite of an infected tick. Discover the latest research on babesiosis here.

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