Severe human Babesia divergens infection in Norway

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue , 2015, Pages e37-e38

  Morch K ^a   Holmaas, G ^a   Frolander, P S ^a   Kristoffersen, E K ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Apheresis; Babesia divergens; Babesiosis; Ixodes ricinus; Splenectomized; Tick

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUININE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; APHERESIS; APHERESIS DEVICE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BABESIA DIVERGENS; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD SMEAR; CASE REPORT; CATTLE DISEASE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COLITIS; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEVER; HANTAVIRUS INFECTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMATURIA; HEMOFILTRATION; HEMOLYSIS; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE ASSAY KIT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; IXODES RICINUS; JAUNDICE; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NORWAY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITEMIA; PETECHIA; PIROPLASMOSIS; POPULATION; SEPTICEMIA; SEROPREVALENCE; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TICK BITE; VETERINARIAN; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION;

BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY;

EID: 84921910725     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.12.034     Document Type: Article

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