2020
Parasite burden and red blood cell exchange transfusion for babesiosis
O'Bryan J, Gokhale A, Hendrickson JE, Krause PJ. Parasite burden and red blood cell exchange transfusion for babesiosis. Journal Of Clinical Apheresis 2020, 36: 127-134. PMID: 33179803, PMCID: PMC9517950, DOI: 10.1002/jca.21853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBabesiosisErythrocyte TransfusionFemaleHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedParasitemiaRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsEnd-organ dysfunctionPeak parasitemia levelsRed blood cell exchange transfusionParasitemia levelsExchange transfusionPeak parasitemiaDisease severityParasite burdenYale-New Haven HospitalBabesia microti parasitemiaHigh-grade parasitemiaRetrospective chart reviewBabesia microti infectionNew Haven HospitalAntimicrobial agentsChart reviewHepatic dysfunctionPatient demographicsClinical statusMedian lengthLaboratory indicatorsMicroti infectionDegree of hemolysisNineteen subjectsDysfunctionManagement strategies for human babesiosis
Smith RP, Hunfeld KP, Krause PJ. Management strategies for human babesiosis. Expert Review Of Anti-infective Therapy 2020, 18: 625-636. PMID: 32268823, DOI: 10.1080/14787210.2020.1752193.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2007
Shared features in the pathobiology of babesiosis and malaria
Krause PJ, Daily J, Telford SR, Vannier E, Lantos P, Spielman A. Shared features in the pathobiology of babesiosis and malaria. Trends In Parasitology 2007, 23: 605-610. PMID: 17988944, DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2007.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBabesiosisCentral Nervous System DiseasesCytokinesErythrocytesHumansKidney DiseasesLung Diseases, ParasiticMalaria, FalciparumSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsPlasmodium falciparum infectionPathogenesis of babesiosisFulminant diseaseClinical courseFalciparum infectionSimilar pathogenesisCytokine activationHealth problemsIntraerythrocytic protozoaMalariaPathobiologyContinued investigationPathogenesisBabesiosisDiseaseRecent studiesHumansInfectionImportant diseaseCytoadherence
2001
Safety and Immunogenicity of a Recombinant Borrelia burgdorferi Outer Surface Protein A Vaccine Against Lyme Disease in Healthy Children and Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Sikand V, Halsey N, Krause P, Sood S, Geller R, Van Hoecke C, Buscarino C, Parenti D. Safety and Immunogenicity of a Recombinant Borrelia burgdorferi Outer Surface Protein A Vaccine Against Lyme Disease in Healthy Children and Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Pediatrics 2001, 108: 123-128. PMID: 11433064, DOI: 10.1542/peds.108.1.123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAntigens, SurfaceArthralgiaBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacterial VaccinesBorrelia burgdorferi GroupChildChild, PreschoolEdemaErythemaExanthemaFatigueFemaleFeverHeadacheHumansImmunoglobulin GIncidenceInjectionsLipoproteinsLyme DiseaseLyme Disease VaccinesMalePainSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsLocal injection site reactionsInjection site reactionsYears of ageMonth 13LD vaccineVaccine recipientsSite reactionsHealthy childrenEfficacy studiesChildren 4Placebo-controlled clinical trialUnsolicited adverse eventsFlu-like symptomsLyme disease vaccineHigher immune responseLyme endemic areasOuter Surface ProteinsAdolescents 15 yearsIgG GMTPlacebo recipientsReactogenicity dataAdverse eventsControlled TrialsMonth 6Immunogenicity data