Abstract
Babesiosis was reported in a California resident who received a transfusion of blood products collected in the disease-endemic northeastern region of the United States. Babesiosis should be considered year-round in the diagnosis of febrile and afebrile patients with abnormal blood cell counts who have received blood products from disease-endemic areas.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antibodies, Protozoan / blood
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Babesia microti* / genetics
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Babesia microti* / immunology
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Babesia microti* / isolation & purification
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Babesiosis / parasitology
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Babesiosis / transmission
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Blood Donors
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California
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Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
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Transfusion Reaction*