2020
Clofazimine, a Promising Drug for the Treatment of Babesia microti Infection in Severely Immunocompromised Hosts
Tuvshintulga B, Vannier E, Tayebwa DS, Gantuya S, Sivakumar T, Guswanto A, Krause PJ, Yokoyama N, Igarashi I. Clofazimine, a Promising Drug for the Treatment of Babesia microti Infection in Severely Immunocompromised Hosts. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2020, 222: 1027-1036. PMID: 32310272, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB. microti parasitesMicroti infectionHigh-grade parasitemiaDrug-resistant tuberculosisB. microtiBabesia microti infectionAdditional preclinical studiesB. microti infectionImmunocompromised hostB. microti DNAPolymerase chain reactionPreclinical studiesIncidence of babesiosisPromising drugRadical cureMinimal doseClofazimineDay 10Blood smearsBabesia microtiNovel drugsParasitemiaChain reactionMicroscopic examinationAntimicrobial agents
2009
Dermatologic Changes Induced by Repeated Ixodes scapularis Bites and Implications for Prevention of Tick-Borne Infection
Krause PJ, Grant-Kels JM, Tahan SR, Dardick KR, Alarcon-Chaidez F, Bouchard K, Visini C, Deriso C, Foppa IM, Wikel S. Dermatologic Changes Induced by Repeated Ixodes scapularis Bites and Implications for Prevention of Tick-Borne Infection. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2009, 9: 603-610. PMID: 19196014, PMCID: PMC2883515, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBites and StingsDisease Models, AnimalEctoparasitic InfestationsHumansIxodesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CTick-Borne DiseasesConceptsBALB/c miceVascular dilatationInflammatory cellsC miceSkin biopsiesTick-borne pathogen transmissionI. scapularis nymphsTick attachmentScapularis nymphsSimilar histologic patternTick-Borne InfectionsMechanism of preventionBorrelia burgdorferi transmissionDermatologic changesHistologic patternTick exposureBite siteImmune hostHistopathologic reactionsTick-borne pathogensPathogen transmissionTick immunityCellular changesMiceMarked increase