Transfusion-Associated Babesiosis after Heart Transplant

Transfusion-Associated Babesiosis after Heart Transplant

We describe a 54-year-old spleen-intact man with transfusion-associated Babesia microti infection after a heart transplant. Adult respiratory distress syndrome developed in the patient, and he required mechanical ventilation. Our experiences with this patient suggest that babesiosis should be consid...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Joseph Z. Lux, Don Weiss, Jeanne V. Linden, Debra Kessler, Barbara L. Herwaldt, Susan J. Wong, Jan Keithly, Phyllis Della-Latta, Brian E. Scully
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
babesiosis
blood transfusion
heart transplantation
azithromycin
atovaquone
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/1/02-0149_article
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Summary:We describe a 54-year-old spleen-intact man with transfusion-associated Babesia microti infection after a heart transplant. Adult respiratory distress syndrome developed in the patient, and he required mechanical ventilation. Our experiences with this patient suggest that babesiosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of transplant patients who have fever and hemolytic anemia.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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