title: Neonatal babesiosis: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. leanne.fox@childrens.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Leanne M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wingerter
authors.forename: Asim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Alana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rhein
authors.forename: Ofer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Levy
mesh_terms: 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