Neonatal babesiosis: case report and review of the literature.
A case of transfusion-associated neonatal babesiosis is presented. Jaundice, hepatosplenomegaly, anemia and conjugated hyperbilirubinemia developed in this preterm infant. The diagnosis was eventually made by blood smear, serology and polymerase chain reaction. The patient was treated with clindamycin and quinine and made a favorable recovery. Of neonatal babesiosis reported in the literature, 9 other cases are reviewed, including 6 that were transfusion-associated, 2 congenital and 2 tick transmitted.
Fox
Leanne M
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. leanne.fox@childrens.harvard.edu
Wingerter
Sarah
S
Ahmed
Asim
A
Arnold
Alana
A
Chou
Joseph
J
Rhein
Lawrence
L
Levy
Ofer
O
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001403:Babesia; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D065227:Transfusion Reaction