title: [Babesosis--difficulty of diagnosis].
abstract: Human babesiosis is caused predominantly by B. microti and B. divergens, a protozooan parasites of red blood cells. Both are transmitted by Ixodes ricinus ticks, also the primary vector of Lyme disease. Clinical manifestation varied widely from asymptomatic infection to a serve rapidly fatal disease. The diagnosis of babesiosis include examination of stained blood smers, serological evaluation indirect antibody tests and PCR. With the evolution PCR--based techniques, the diagnosis and monitoring of babesial infections became more sensitive and reliable.
authors.affiliation: Katedra Genetyki, Uniwersytet Szczeciński, 71-065 Szczecin, al. Piastów 40B.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cichocka
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Skotarczak
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D001096:Arachnid Vectors; D001403:Babesia / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D041001:Babesia microti / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D017931:DNA Primers; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D018884:Ixodes / Q000469:parasitology*; D009017:Morbidity; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012698:Serologic Tests; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D017931:DNA Primers; D016054:DNA, Protozoan