A cluster of transfusion-associated babesiosis in extremely low birthweight premature infants

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 731-733

  Kumar, P ^a   Marshall, B C ^b   Deblois, G ^c   Koch, W C ^b  

^a CJW Medical Center   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

babesia; infants; prematurity; transfusion

Indexed keywords

ATOVAQUONE; AZITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; QUINIDINE;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BABESIA MICROTI; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; INFANT; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREMATURITY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; SEROLOGY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TRANSFUSION ASSOCIATED BABESIOSIS;

BABESIOSIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES;

EID: 84865778260     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2012.33     Document Type: Article

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