Symptomatic co-infection with Babesia microti and Borrelia burgdorferi in patient after international exposure; a challenging case in Poland.
The report presents a well-documented case of symptomatic co-infection of Babesia microti and Borrelia burgdorferi in a Polish immunocompetent patient after travelling to Canada and the USA.
Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases and Hepatology, Warsaw Medical University, Poland.
Joanna
J
Jabłońska
Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases and Hepatology, Warsaw Medical University, Poland.
Hanna
H
Żarnowska-Prymek
Department of Tropical Parazytology, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland.
Joanna
J
Stańczak
Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases and Hepatology, Warsaw Medical University, Poland.
Joanna
J
Kozłowska
Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases and Hepatology, Warsaw Medical University, Poland.
Alicja
A
Wiercińska-Drapało
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D041001:Babesia microti / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D025065:Borrelia burgdorferi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002170:Canada; D060085:Coinfection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014195:Travel; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents