Superior real‐time polymerase chain reaction detection of Babesia microti parasites in whole blood utilizing high‐copy BMN antigens as amplification targets
Grabias B, Clement J, Krause PJ, Lepore T, Kumar S. Superior real‐time polymerase chain reaction detection of Babesia microti parasites in whole blood utilizing high‐copy BMN antigens as amplification targets. Transfusion 2018, 58: 1924-1932. PMID: 29664114, DOI: 10.1111/trf.14642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParasites/mLBlood donorsBlood samplesSeroreactive antigensBabesia microti parasitesWhole bloodTransfusion-transmitted infectionsParasite nucleic acidsReal-time polymerase chain reactionWhole blood samplesPolymerase chain reaction detectionPolymerase chain reactionSensitive molecular assaysBlood productsClinical characterizationRT-PCR detectionReal-time polymerase chain reaction detectionLaboratory diagnosisBabesia microtiStudy designInfected ticksDilution panelsAntigenZoonotic diseaseBlood