2021
Babesia microti: Pathogen Genomics, Genetic Variability, Immunodominant Antigens, and Pathogenesis
Puri A, Bajpai S, Meredith S, Aravind L, Krause PJ, Kumar S. Babesia microti: Pathogen Genomics, Genetic Variability, Immunodominant Antigens, and Pathogenesis. Frontiers In Microbiology 2021, 12: 697669. PMID: 34539601, PMCID: PMC8446681, DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.697669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolymerase chain reactionPerinatal transmissionBlood transfusionModerate diseaseMost infectionsOrgan transplantationImmune evasionBlood smearsImmunodominant antigensHuman babesiosisInfection severityPathogenesisChain reactionPotential roleCell surface proteinsDiseaseDiagnosisHuman diseasesPathogen genomicsBabesiosisIxodid ticksPhylum ApicomplexaTransfusionTransplantationHumans
2017
Human seroprevalence of Borrelia miyamotoi in Manitoba, Canada, in 2011-2014: a cross-sectional study
Kadkhoda K, Dumouchel C, Brancato J, Gretchen A, Krause PJ. Human seroprevalence of Borrelia miyamotoi in Manitoba, Canada, in 2011-2014: a cross-sectional study. CMAJ Open 2017, 5: e690-e693. PMID: 28882852, PMCID: PMC5621960, DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20170070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayWestern blotLyme diseasePeptide enzyme-linked immunosorbent assayCross-sectional studyResidents of ManitobaTick-borne relapsing feverHuman seroprevalenceResidents of areasResidual seraRelapsing feverImmunosorbent assayBorrelia miyamotoiInitial reportSerumFeverInfectionDiseaseAntibodiesBlotBorreliaParticipantsSeronegativeSeropositiveHumans
2007
Shared features in the pathobiology of babesiosis and malaria
Krause PJ, Daily J, Telford SR, Vannier E, Lantos P, Spielman A. Shared features in the pathobiology of babesiosis and malaria. Trends In Parasitology 2007, 23: 605-610. PMID: 17988944, DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2007.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasmodium falciparum infectionPathogenesis of babesiosisFulminant diseaseClinical courseFalciparum infectionSimilar pathogenesisCytokine activationHealth problemsIntraerythrocytic protozoaMalariaPathobiologyContinued investigationPathogenesisBabesiosisDiseaseRecent studiesHumansInfectionImportant diseaseCytoadherence