Vertical Transmission of Babesia microti, United States

Babesiosis is usually acquired from a tick bite or through a blood transfusion. We report a case of babesiosis in an infant for whom vertical transmission was suggested by evidence of Babesia spp. antibodies in the heel-stick blood sample and confirmed by detection of Babesia spp. DNA in placenta ti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Joseph, Julie T., Purtill, Kerry, Wong, Susan J., Munoz, Jose, Teal, Allen, Madison-Antenucci, Susan, Horowitz, Harold W., Aguero-Rosenfeld, Maria E., Moore, Julie M., Abramowsky, Carlos, Wormser, Gary P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3414010/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22840424
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1808.110988
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Sumario:Babesiosis is usually acquired from a tick bite or through a blood transfusion. We report a case of babesiosis in an infant for whom vertical transmission was suggested by evidence of Babesia spp. antibodies in the heel-stick blood sample and confirmed by detection of Babesia spp. DNA in placenta tissue.

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