TRANSFUSION-TRANSMITTED BABESIOSIS - A CASE-REPORT FROM A NEW ENDEMIC AREA

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作者
MINTZ, ED
ANDERSON, JF
CABLE, RG
HADLER, JL
机构
[1] CTR DIS CONTROL,EPIDEMIOL PROGRAM OFF,DIV FIELD SERV,HARTFORD,CT
[2] CONNECTICUT AGR EXPT STN,NEW HAVEN,CT 06504
[3] AMER RED CROSS,CONNECTICUT REG BLOOD SERV,BETHESDA,MD 20814
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10.1046/j.1537-2995.1991.31491213305.x
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
The seventh documented case of babesiosis transmitted by transfusion is reported. Both the donor and the recipient are residents of Connecticut, where the presence of endemic babesiosis has only recently been established. As the range of Babesia microti, and its vector the Ixodes dammini tick, continues to expand, clinicians and blood bank directors should be aware that cases of transfusion-transmitted babesiosis may occur in newly endemic areas.
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