Babesiosis Acquired through Blood Transfusion, California, USA

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Babesiosis Acquired through Blood Transfusion, California, USA

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May 2009
By Ngo, Van ; Civen, Rachel

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Ngo, Van ; Civen, Rachel
Description:

Babesiosis was reported in a California resident who received a transfusion of blood products collected in the disease-endemic northeastern region of the United States. Babesiosis should be considered year-round in the diagnosis of febrile and afebrile patients with abnormal blood cell counts who have received blood products from disease-endemic areas.
Subjects:

Animals Antibodies, Protozoan Babesiosis Blood Donors Blood Transfusion Dispatch Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect Humans Male Middle Aged Polymerase Chain Reaction
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 15(5):785-787.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

California
Location:

North America
Volume:

15
Issue:

5
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:43bc2ff5cf022a6bff5b1d36faf1763de62b45a1c87accb1adb6929b78c1f0b7
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