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 questionnaireSymptomsBabesiosisBabesiosis
Krause PJ. Babesiosis. Medical Clinics Of North America 2002, 86: 361-373. PMID: 11982307, DOI: 10.1016/s0025-7125(03)00092-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge 50 yearsFlulike illnessThin blood smearsHIV infectionHospital admissionExchange transfusionAsplenic individualsImmunosuppressive drugsPolymerase chain reactionSevere casesSpecific diagnosisFatal diseaseBlood smearsProtozoal parasitesGreater riskLyme diseaseSpecific antibodiesChain reactionTransmits Lyme diseaseInfectionDiseaseBabesiosisSame tickNorthern midwestern United StatesMost cases