title: A cluster of transfusion-associated babesiosis in extremely low birthweight premature infants.
abstract: Babesiosis is a parasitic infection of the red blood cells most often acquired by a tick bite. As it has also been known to be transmitted vertically and via transfusion, neonates have occasionally been reported with the infection. Here, we report a series of three premature neonates who acquired babesiosis via blood transfusion from a single donor, one of whom had difficulty clearing the infection and required multiple antimicrobials.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Pediatrix Medical Group, CJW Medical Center, Richmond, VA 23225, USA. Pankaj_kumar@pediatrix.com
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: deBlois
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Koch
mesh_terms: D001404:Babesiosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D052577:Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D065227:Transfusion Reaction