Misdiagnosis of Babesiosis as Malaria, Equatorial Guinea, 2014

We report a case of babesiosis, caused by Babesia microti, in a missionary who worked in Equatorial Guinea but also visited rural Spain. The initial diagnosis, based on clinical features and microscopy, was malaria. The patient’s recovery was delayed until she received appropriate treatment for babe...

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Autores principales: Arsuaga, Marta, González, Luis Miguel, Padial, Enrique Salvador, Dinkessa, Arigecho Woubshet, Sevilla, Elena, Trigo, Elena, Puente, Sabino, Gray, Jeremy, Montero, Estrella
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6056097/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30016247
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2408.180180

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6056097/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30016247
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2408.180180

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