Neonatal babesiosis: case report and review of the literature

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-173

  Fox, Leanne M ^a,b,c   Wingerter, Sarah ^a,b   Ahmed, Asim ^a,b   Arnold, Alana ^a   Chou, Joseph ^a   Rhein, Lawrence ^a   Levy, Ofer ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Babesiosis; Neonatal; Newborn; Premature; Transfusion associated transmission

Indexed keywords

ATOVAQUONE; AZITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; QUININE;

BABESIOSIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 32144437800     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000195438.09628.b0     Document Type: Article

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