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Review
. 2006 Feb;25(2):169-73.
doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000195438.09628.b0.

Neonatal babesiosis: case report and review of the literature

Leanne M Fox  1 , Sarah Wingerter, Asim Ahmed, Alana Arnold, Joseph Chou, Lawrence Rhein, Ofer Levy
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Neonatal babesiosis: case report and review of the literature

Leanne M Fox et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2006 Feb.

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.

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