Babesiosis: A Retrospective Review of 38 Cases in the Upper Midwest. (27th June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fida, Madiha; Challener, Douglas; Hamdi, Ahmed; O'horo, John; Abu Saleh, Omar
• Is Part Of: Open forum infectious diseases. Volume 6:Number 7(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-06-27
• Subjects: babesiosis -- parasitic infection -- tick-borne illness; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz311
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2328-8957

Abstract

Abstract: Babesiosis is an emerging health risk, and clinicians need to be aware of its different clinical manifestations. In our cohort of 38 patients, almost half did not recall a tick bite, and diagnosis was delayed due to the nonspecific nature of symptoms. Sixty-eight percent of patients required hospitalization, with 21% requiring intensive care unit stay. Coinfection with Lyme, anaplasma, or both Lyme and anaplasma was seen in 24%, 5%, and 8% of the patients, respectively. None of the patients in our cohort died from their disease.