title: Vertical transmission of Babesia microti, United States.
abstract: Babesiosis is usually acquired from a tick bite or through a blood transfusion. We report a case of babesiosis in an infant for whom vertical transmission was suggested by evidence of Babesia spp. antibodies in the heel-stick blood sample and confirmed by detection of Babesia spp. DNA in placenta tissue.
authors: New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York 10595, USA. julie_joseph@nymc.edu
authors: Julie T
authors: JT
authors: Joseph
authors: Kerry
authors: K
authors: Purtill
authors: Susan J
authors: SJ
authors: Wong
authors: Jose
authors: J
authors: Munoz
authors: Allen
authors: A
authors: Teal
authors: Susan
authors: S
authors: Madison-Antenucci
authors: Harold W
authors: HW
authors: Horowitz
authors: Maria E
authors: ME
authors: Aguero-Rosenfeld
authors: Julie M
authors: JM
authors: Moore
authors: Carlos
authors: C
authors: Abramowsky
authors: Gary P
authors: GP
authors: Wormser
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D041001:Babesia microti / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission*; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D010920:Placenta / Q000469:parasitology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D016054:DNA, Protozoan