Babesiosis Transmitted by a Transfusion of Frozen-Thawed Blood
Authors: ERIC F. GRABOWSKI
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1982)

Brief Reports1 April 1982Babesiosis Transmitted by a Transfusion of Frozen-Thawed BloodERIC F. GRABOWSKI, Ph.D., M.D., PATRICIA J. V. GIARDINA, M.D., DAVID GOLDBERG, M.D., HENRY MASUR, M.D., STANLEY E. READ, M.D., Ph.D., ROBERT L. HIRSCH, M.D., JORGE L BENACH, Ph.D.ERIC F. GRABOWSKI, Ph.D., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, PATRICIA J. V. GIARDINA, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DAVID GOLDBERG, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, HENRY MASUR, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, STANLEY E. READ, M.D., Ph.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT L. HIRSCH, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JORGE L BENACH, Ph.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-96-4-446 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptBabesiosis in the United States is caused byBabesia microti, a hemosporozoan parasite of wild rodents that is transmitted to humans by the tick,Ixodes dammini(1). Almost 100 clinical and subclinical cases of babesiosis have been reported from the coastal areas and off-shore islands of Long Island, New York and Massachusetts (2). We report the first case of infection due toBabesia microtiin a splenectomized woman after transfusion with frozen-thawed erythrocytes (deglycerolized, washed) from a seropositive donor. This patient is the youngest asplenic person and the only person with thalassemia major to have had a documented...References1. 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CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: ERIC F. GRABOWSKI, Ph.D., M.D.; PATRICIA J. V. GIARDINA, M.D.; DAVID GOLDBERG, M.D.; HENRY MASUR, M.D.; STANLEY E. READ, M.D., Ph.D.; ROBERT L. 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