Babesia microti infection in Europe.

@article{citeulike:963630, abstract = {The majority of babesia infections in Europe are life-threatening and caused by Babesia divergens and B. bovis. Although Babesia microti has been detected in ticks from Switzerland, few if any cases of babesiosis have been caused by B. microti. This first reported case, diagnosed by serology, DNA detection, and microscopy, is additionally interesting because there appears to be coinfection with the Lyme disease organism, Borrelia burgdorferi.}, address = {Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, Mt. Laurel, NJ, USA.}, author = {Meer-Scherrer, L. and Adelson, M. and Mordechai, E. and Lottaz, B. and Tilton, R. }, citeulike-article-id = {963630}, doi = {10.1007/s00284-003-4238-7}, issn = {0343-8651}, journal = {Curr Microbiol}, keywords = {babesia, disease, ixodes, ticks}, month = {June}, number = {6}, pages = {435--437}, posted-at = {2006-11-27 17:34:38}, priority = {2}, title = {Babesia microti infection in Europe.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00284-003-4238-7}, volume = {48}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:963630 L3 - citeulike-article-id:963630 TI - Babesia microti infection in Europe. JF - Curr Microbiol VL - 48 IS - 6 SP - 435 EP - 437 AD - Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, Mt. Laurel, NJ, USA. SN - 0343-8651 N2 - The majority of babesia infections in Europe are life-threatening and caused by Babesia divergens and B. bovis. Although Babesia microti has been detected in ticks from Switzerland, few if any cases of babesiosis have been caused by B. microti. This first reported case, diagnosed by serology, DNA detection, and microscopy, is additionally interesting because there appears to be coinfection with the Lyme disease organism, Borrelia burgdorferi. KW - babesia KW - disease KW - ixodes KW - ticks AU - Meer-Scherrer, L AU - Adelson, M AU - Mordechai, E AU - Lottaz, B AU - Tilton, R PY - 2004/06// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00284-003-4238-7 ER -