Epidemiology of Hospitalized Patients with Babesiosis, United States, 2010-2016.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 28(2)2022 02.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35076004
ABSTRACT
Babesia spp. are tickborne parasites that cause the clinical infection babesiosis, which has an increasing incidence in the United States. We performed an analysis of hospitalizations in the United States during 2010-2016 in which babesiosis was listed as a diagnosis. We used the National Inpatient Sample database to characterize the epidemiology of Babesia-associated admissions, reflecting severe Babesia-related disease. Over a 7-year period, a total of 7,818 hospitalizations listed babesiosis as a primary or secondary admitting diagnosis. Hospitalizations were seasonal (71.2% occurred during June-August) and situated overwhelmingly in the Northeast and Midwest. The patients were predominantly male and of advanced age, which is consistent with the expected epidemiology. Despite a higher severity of illness in more than (58.5%), the mortality rate was low (1.6%). Comparison with state reporting data suggests that the number of hospitalized persons with babesiosis increased modestly during the observation period.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Babesia
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Babesiose
Tipo de estudo:
Screening_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article