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
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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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