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A Case of Babesiosis in a Pregnant Patient Treated with Red Blood Cell Exchange Transfusion
Babesiosis, caused predominantly by Babesia microti, is an emerging health risk in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States. We present a case of a pregnant woman with history of splenectomy diagnosed with babesiosis at 23 5/7 weeks of gestational age refractory to antimicrobial therapy. She un...
Autores principales: | Abittan, Baruch, Nizam, Aaron, Oey, Michael, Callan, Felicia, Simmonds, Lisa, Pachtman, Sarah L. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6582862/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31275683 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9869323 |
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