2002
Disease-Specific Diagnosis of Coinfecting Tickborne Zoonoses: Babesiosis, Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis, and Lyme Disease
Krause PJ, McKay K, Thompson CA, Sikand VK, Lentz R, Lepore T, Closter L, Christianson D, Telford SR, Persing D, Radolf JD, Spielman A, Group A. Disease-Specific Diagnosis of Coinfecting Tickborne Zoonoses: Babesiosis, Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis, and Lyme Disease. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2002, 34: 1184-1191. PMID: 11941544, DOI: 10.1086/339813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisLyme diseaseImmunoglobulin M antibody testGranulocytic ehrlichiosisPolymerase chain reaction testingShort-term complicationsComplete blood countDisease-specific diagnosisFlulike illnessThin blood smearsLaboratory manifestationsAcute manifestationsBlood countBlood samplesAntibody testReaction testingBlood smearsTickborne zoonosesDiseaseHuman babesiosisLaboratory test resultsPatientsStructured questionnaireSymptomsBabesiosis
2001
Diagnosis of Babesiosis Using an Immunoblot Serologic Test
Ryan R, Krause P, Radolf J, Freeman K, Spielman A, Lenz R, Levin A. Diagnosis of Babesiosis Using an Immunoblot Serologic Test. MSphere 2001, 8: 1177-1180. PMID: 11687460, PMCID: PMC96246, DOI: 10.1128/cdli.8.6.1177-1180.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB. microti antigenAntibody testHuman babesiosisB. microtiReactivity of seraDiagnostic antibody testsHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisDiagnosis of babesiosisImmunoblot stripsRoutine clinical diagnosisSerologic testsAcute babesiosisIFA testLaboratory evidenceClinical diagnosisImmunoblot assayGranulocytic ehrlichiosisLyme diseaseAntigenSerumGI strainsInterpretive criteriaReactive bandsTest sensitivityHuman subjects