A subtropical case of human babesiosis

被引:150
作者
Olmeda, AS
Armstrong, PM
Rosenthal, BM
Valladares, B
delCastillo, A
deArmas, F
Miguelez, M
Gonzalez, A
Rodriguez, JAR
Spielman, A
Telford, SR
机构
[1] HARVARD UNIV,SCH PUBL HLTH,DEPT TROP PUBL HLTH,BOSTON,MA 02115
[2] UNIV LA LAGUNA,FAC FARM,DEPT PARASITOL ECOL & GENET,TENERIFE,SPAIN
[3] SERV CANARIO SALUD,HOSP NUESTRA SENORA CANDELARIA,TENERIFE,SPAIN
关键词
human babesiosis; Babesia divergens; Canary Islands; DNA amplification;
D O I
10.1016/S0001-706X(97)00045-4
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
This report constitutes the first well-documented case of symptomatic human babesiosis from a subtropical site, south of the 40th parallel. This paper describes the definitive identification of Babesia divergens infection in a splenectomized patient from the Canary Islands. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.
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页码:229 / 234
页数:6
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