Babesia Infection in the Southwest of China, A Case Report

INTRODUCTION: Babesiosis is caused by apicomplexa parasites of the genus Babesia. Humans are commonly infected by Babesia through tick bites. There is limited information available about Babesia infection of humans in China. The aim of this study was to isolate the pathogen from a patient with sever...

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Autores principales: Wang, Huixuan, Huang, Fen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kowsar 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4332240/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25774278
http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/jjm.13504
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Babesiosis is caused by apicomplexa parasites of the genus Babesia. Humans are commonly infected by Babesia through tick bites. There is limited information available about Babesia infection of humans in China. The aim of this study was to isolate the pathogen from a patient with severe parasitemia. CASE PRESENTATION: Blood samples were observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA), and red blood cells of bone marrow and blood smears were examined by a microscope. The patient was infected by Babesia and cured after a combined treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Babesia infection was detected in an individual from China.

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