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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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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
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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