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The Global Emergence of Human Babesiosis
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2000
Babesiosis
Krause P. Babesiosis. Seminars In Pediatric Infectious Diseases 2000, 11: 182-188. DOI: 10.1053/pi.2000.6229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCombination of clindamycinHuman immunodeficiency virusTypical clinical symptomsPeripheral blood smearDefinitive laboratory diagnosisClinical symptomsImmunodeficiency virusAsymptomatic infectionClinical spectrumSerological evaluationCurrent treatmentSevere diseaseLaboratory diagnosisSporadic casesBlood smearsIntraerythrocytic protozoaLyme diseaseDiseaseEndemic diseaseZoonotic diseaseCausative agentSerious episodesIxodes ticksBabesiosisAdults