Probable Congenital Babesiosis in Infant, New Jersey, USA

Probable Congenital Babesiosis in Infant, New Jersey, USA

Only 2 neonates with transplacentally or perinatally acquired (congenital) babesiosis have been reported. We describe a probable third congenital case of babesiosis in a 26-day-old infant; transmission was determined on the basis of a blood smear from the infant (15% parasitemia) and serologic resul...

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Main Authors: Sonia Sethi, David Alcid, Hemant Kesarwala, Robert W. Tolan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Vector-borne infections
parasites
Babesia microti
babesiosis
congenital
hemolytic anemia
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/5/07-0808_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/5/07-0808_article

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