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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Arsuaga, Marta ; González, Luis Miguel ; Padial, Enrique Salvador ; Dinkessa, Arigecho Woubshet ; Sevilla, Elena ; ... More +
Arsuaga, Marta ; González, Luis Miguel ; Padial, Enrique Salvador ; Dinkessa, Arigecho Woubshet ; Sevilla, Elena ; Trigo, Elena ; Puente, Sabino ; Gray, Jeremy ; Montero, Estrella ; Less -
Description:
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 babesiosis.
Subject:
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Adult
Antiprotozoal Agents
Artemisinins
Atovaquone
Azithromycin
Babesiosis
Diagnostic Errors
Drug Combinations
Female
Humans
Malaria
Primaquine
Proguanil
Research Letter
Travel

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 24(8):1588-1589
Pubmed ID:
30016247
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC6056097
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Place as Subject:
Equatorial Guinea ; Spain ;
Equatorial Guinea ; Spain ; Less -
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:b74c0bfc37dabaaad650b809eae436b87234581a9357bc6550f58612db33252e
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