A longitudinal study of Babesia microti infection in seropositive blood donors

BACKGROUND: Babesia infection is caused by intraerythrocytic tickborne parasites. Cases of transfusion-transmitted babesiosis have been increasingly recognized. To date, no Babesia test has been licensed for screening US blood donors. We conducted a longitudinal study to assess the course and marker...

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Published in:Transfusion
Main Authors: Leiby, David A., Johnson, Stephanie T., Won, Kimberly Y., Nace, Eva K., Slemenda, Susan B., Pieniazek, Norman J., Cable, Ritchard G., Herwaldt, Barbara L.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4772885/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24673297
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/trf.12622
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