TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Babesiosis
A1  - Vannier, Edouard
A1  - Krause, Peter J.
A2  - Jameson, J. Larry
A2  - Fauci, Anthony S.
A2  - Kasper, Dennis L.
A2  - Hauser, Stephen L.
A2  - Longo, Dan L.
A2  - Loscalzo, Joseph
PY  - 2018
T2  - Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e
AB  - Babesiosis  is  a  worldwide  (Fig.  220-1)  emerging  tick-borne  infectious  disease  caused  by  protozoan  parasites  of  the  genus  Babesia  that  invade  and  eventually  lyse  red  blood  cells  (RBCs).  More  than  100  Babesia  species  infect  a  broad  array  of  wild  and  domestic  animals,  but  only  a  few  of  these  species  have  been  identified  as  etiologic  agents  of  human  babesiosis.  Most  cases  are  due  to  Babesia  microti  and  occur  in  the  United  States.  The  infection  typically  is  mild  or  asymptomatic  in  young  and  otherwise  healthy  individuals  but  can  be  severe  and  sometimes  fatal  in  the  elderly  and  the  immunocompromised.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1156506403
ER  -