Babesia microti in a Canadian blood donor and lookback in a red blood cell recipient.
Vox Sang
; 117(3): 438-441, 2022 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
We describe the third documented case of autochthonous human babesiosis in Canada and the second in a Canadian blood donor. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Multiple laboratory investigations were carried out on the donor and the immunocompromised recipient of an associated, potentially infectious red blood cell product.RESULTS:
The donor had not travelled except for outdoor exposure in south-eastern Manitoba, followed by illness and hospital admission. The donor had a notable parasitaemia, positive for Babesia microti using whole blood nucleic acid testing (NAT). The recipient was negative for B. microti by both serology and NAT.CONCLUSION:
There was no evidence of transfusion-transmitted babesiosis.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Babesiose
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Babesia microti
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Vox Sang
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá