| Literature DB >> 29496491 |
Víctor Asensi1, Luis Miguel González2, Jonathan Fernández-Suárez3, Elena Sevilla2, Rafael Álvarez Navascués4, María Luisa Suárez4, María Eugenia Lauret5, Angel Bernardo6, José Antonio Carton1, Estrella Montero7.
Abstract
We describe a fatal case caused by the intra-erythrocytic Babesia divergens parasite in an elderly woman. This is the third case of fatal babesiosis reported in the last 15 years in Europe, and the only one in a patient with an intact spleen.Entities:
Keywords: Babesia divergens; Fatal case; Human babesiosis; Treatment failure
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29496491 DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.02.018
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ticks Tick Borne Dis ISSN: 1877-959X Impact factor: 3.744