Successful treatment with doxycycline monotherapy for human infection with Babesia venatorum (Babesiidae, Sporozoa) in China: a case report and proposal for a clinical regimen

Abstract Background Human babesiosis is a worldwide disease caused by intraerythrocytic protozoa of the genus Babesia. It is transmitted by bites from ixodid ticks, and mechanically transmitted by blood transfusion. It is primarily treated with quinine and/or atovaquone, which are not readily availa...

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Huvudupphov:	Lei Huang, Yi Sun, Dan-Dan Huo, Ming Xu, Luo-Yuan Xia, Ning Yang, Wei Hong, Lin Huang, Wei-Min Nie, Ru-He Liao, Ming-Zhu Zhang, Dai-Yun Zhu, Yan Li, He-Cheng Ma, Xin Zhang, Yong-Gang Li, Xin-An Huang, Jing-Yuan Wang, Wu-Chun Cao, Fu-Sheng Wang, Jia-Fu Jiang
Materialtyp:	Artigo
Språk:	Inglês
Utgiven:	BMC 2023-07-01
Serie:	Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Ämnen:	Human babesiosis Babesia venatorum Doxycycline monotherapy China
Länkar:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-023-01111-1
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