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| Title |
Babesiosis in Long Island: review of 62 cases focusing on treatment with azithromycin and atovaquone
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| Published in |
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, April 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12941-017-0198-9 |
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| Authors |
Ekaterina A. Kletsova, Eric D. Spitzer, Bettina C. Fries, Luis A. Marcos |
| Abstract |
Babesiosis is a potentially life-threatening, tick-borne infection endemic in New York. The purpose of this study was to review recent trends in babesiosis management and outcomes focusing on patients, who were treated with combination of azithromycin and atovaquone. A retrospective chart review of patients seen at Stony Brook University Hospital between 2008 and 2014 with peripheral blood smears positive for Babesia was performed. Clinical and epidemiological information was recorded and analyzed. 62 patients had confirmed babesiosis (presence of parasitemia). Forty six patients (74%) were treated exclusively with combination of azithromycin and atovaquone; 40 (87%) of these patients were hospitalized, 11 (28%) were admitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 1 (2%) died. Majority of patients presented febrile with median temperature 38.5 °C. Median peak parasitemia among all patients was 1.3%, and median parasitemia among patients admitted to ICU was 5.0%. Six patients (15%) required exchange transfusion. Majority of patients (98%) improved and were discharged from hospital or clinic. Symptomatic babesiosis is still rare even in endemic regions. Recommended treatment regimen is well tolerated and effective. Compared to historical controls we observed a lower overall mortality. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 53% |
| Canada | 2 | 11% |
| Peru | 1 | 5% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 5 | 26% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 15 | 79% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 11% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
| Scientists | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 34 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 7 | 21% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 12% |
| Researcher | 4 | 12% |
| Other | 2 | 6% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 4 | 12% |
| Unknown | 12 | 35% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 29% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 6% |
| Chemistry | 2 | 6% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 3 | 9% |
| Unknown | 11 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 24. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 August 2020.
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