1.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
; 37(3): 269-271, 2018 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28945680
ABSTRACT
Three premature infants in 1 neonatal intensive care unit developed transfusion-transmitted babesiosis. Two of the infants developed high-grade parasitemia. All 3 affected infants were treated and cured with azithromycin and atovaquone. No infant required exchange transfusion. Clinicians should be cognizant that babesiosis may be acquired via blood transfusion.
Subject(s)
Babesia microti , Babesiosis/parasitology , Babesiosis/transmission , Blood Donors , Blood Transfusion , Antiprotozoal Agents/therapeutic use , Azithromycin/therapeutic use , Babesiosis/diagnosis , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Infant, Premature , Intensive Care Units, Neonatal , Male , Treatment Outcome , Young Adult
2.
Transfusion
; 57(12): 2826-2827, 2017 12.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29226374
