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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Autores principales: Lux, Joseph Z., Weiss, Don, Linden, Jeanne V., Kessler, Debra, Herwaldt, Barbara L., Wong, Susan J., Keithly, Jan, Della-Latta, Phyllis, Scully, Brian E.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2873739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12533293
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0901.020149
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Sumario: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.

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