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Babesiosis

Last reviewed: 14 Jan 2026
Last updated: 06 Jun 2023

Summary

Definition

病史和体格检查

其他诊断因素

  • constitutional symptoms
  • pyrexia
  • jaundice
  • hepatosplenomegaly
  • petechiae, splinter hemorrhages, or ecchymoses
  • dark urine
  • conjunctival injection
  • cough
  • sore throat
  • photophobia
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危险因素

  • residence in or travel to an endemic region
  • exposure to Ixodes scapularis ticks
  • blood transfusion
  • asplenia
  • immunosuppression
  • age >50 years
  • Lyme disease
  • human granulocytic anaplasmosis
  • maternal infection during pregnancy
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诊断性检查

首要检查

  • peripheral blood smear (Giemsa or Wright stained)
  • polymerase chain reaction for babesial DNA
  • CBC
  • LFTs
  • serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
  • urinalysis
  • ELISA and/or immunofluorescence assay for Lyme disease
  • polymerase chain reaction and/or immunofluorescence assay or buffy coat smear for human granulocytic anaplasmosis
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需考虑的检查

  • indirect immunofluorescence antibody assay for Babesia microti
  • IgG/IgM immunoblot for Lyme disease
  • HIV serology
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治疗流程

急症处理

asymptomatic documented infection

mild to moderate disease

acute severe disease

持续性治疗

recurrent or refractory disease

撰稿人

作者

Sarah Hochman, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Medicine

Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology

New York University School of Medicine

New York

NY

利益声明

SH declares that she has no competing interests.

Louis Weiss, MD, MPH
Louis Weiss

Professor of Medicine

Division of Infectious Diseases

Professor of Pathology

Division of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Bronx

NY

利益声明

LW has received grant funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. He is also the author of references cited in this topic.

同行评议者

Jeremy Gray, BSc, MSc, PhD

Professor

Department of Environmental Resource Management

University College Dublin

Belfield

Dublin

Republic of Ireland

利益声明

JG declares that he has no competing interests.

Sam Telford III, ScD

Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences

Division of Infectious Diseases

Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

Tufts University

Boston

MA

利益声明

ST has active research funding from the NIH. ST is an author or co-author of numerous primary publications on the biology of babesiosis, as well as reviews that have been referenced in this topic.

Raymond J. Dattwyler, MD

Professor of Medicine and Microbiology/Immunology

Chief of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology

New York Medical College

Valhalla

NY

利益声明

RJD declares that he has no competing interests.

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关键文献

Vannier E, Krause PJ. Human babesiosis. N Engl J Med. 2012;366:2397-2407. 摘要

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tickborne diseases of the United States: a reference manual for health care providers, sixth edition. Aug 2022 [internet publication].全文

Krause PJ, Auwaerter PG, Bannuru RR, et al. Clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): 2020 guideline on diagnosis and management of Babesiosis. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jan 27;72(2):e49-e64.全文  摘要

Sanchez E, Vannier E, Wormser GP, et al. Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, and babesiosis: a review. JAMA. 2016;315:1767-77. 摘要

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