2008
Human Babesiosis
Vannier E, Gewurz BE, Krause PJ. Human Babesiosis. Infectious Disease Clinics Of North America 2008, 22: 469-488. PMID: 18755385, PMCID: PMC3998201, DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2008.03.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBabesial infectionHuman babesiosisCombination of atovaquoneTreatment of choiceSpecific laboratory diagnosisModerate illnessExchange transfusionPolymerase chain reactionSevere diseaseLaboratory diagnosisMorphologic examinationBlood smearsProtozoal parasitesInfectionChain reactionBabesial DNABabesiosisIntraerythrocytic infectionUnited StatesIxodid ticksTransfusionUpper midwestern regionsClindamycinSerologyAzithromycin
2003
Successful Treatment of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in Children Using Rifampin
Krause PJ, Corrow CL, Bakken JS. Successful Treatment of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in Children Using Rifampin. Pediatrics 2003, 112: e252-e253. PMID: 12949322, DOI: 10.1542/peds.112.3.e252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisYears of ageSuccessful treatmentGranulocytic ehrlichiosisTick-borne infectious diseaseFlu-like illnessTreatment of choiceHospital admissionClinical featuresSerious infectionsInfectious diseasesPhagocytophilum infectionRifampinAnaplasma phagocytophilumPermanent stainingChildrenInfectionTreatmentEhrlichiosisAgeYearsAdmissionIllnessDiseaseDoxycycline