Autochthonous Human Babesia divergens Infection, England.

ABSTRACT: We describe a case of autochthonous human Babesia divergens infection in an immunocompetent woman in England. The patient had fever, hemolysis, multiorgan failure, and 18% parasitemia. We confirmed B. divergens by 18S rDNA PCR and sequencing. Clinicians should consider babesiosis as a differential diagnosis in patients with unexplained hemolysis.

SUBMITTER: Zabala GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11431931 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature