Transmission of Babesia microti by blood transfusion in Texas

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 331-334

  Cangelosi, J J ^a   Sarvat, B ^a   Sarria, J C ^a   Herwaldt, B L ^b   Indrikovs, A J ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Babesia microti; Babesiosis; Haemolytic anaemia; Texas; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

ATOVAQUONE; AZITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DNA; PARASITE ANTIBODY; QUININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BABESIA MICROTI; BABESIOSIS; BLEEDING; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SMEAR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEMOLYSIS; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MELENA; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; ANIMALS; BABESIA MICROTI; BABESIOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TEXAS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 53849125809     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2008.01094.x     Document Type: Article

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