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.
Keywords:
Babesia divergens; Fatal case; Human babesiosis; Treatment failure.
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Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Aged, 80 and over
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Animals
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Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use
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Babesia / drug effects
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Babesia / isolation & purification*
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Babesiosis / blood*
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Babesiosis / diagnosis*
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Babesiosis / epidemiology
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Babesiosis / parasitology
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DNA, Protozoan / blood
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DNA, Protozoan / genetics
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Erythrocytes
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Fatal Outcome
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Female
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Humans
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Spain / epidemiology
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Spleen / parasitology
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Treatment Failure
Substances
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Antiprotozoal Agents
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DNA, Protozoan