A Case of Babesiosis in a Pregnant Patient Treated with Red Blood Cell Exchange Transfusion

Babesiosis, caused predominantly by Babesia microti, is an emerging health risk in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States. We present a case of a pregnant woman with history of splenectomy diagnosed with babesiosis at 23 5/7 weeks of gestational age refractory to antimicrobial therapy. She un...

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Main Authors: Baruch Abittan, Aaron Nizam, Michael Oey, Felicia Callan, Lisa Simmonds, Sarah L. Pachtman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9869323
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