Incidental identification of neonatal babesiosis: a case report
This unusual case highlights the importance of including neonatal babesiosis in the differential diagnosis for neonatal sepsis in endemic regions, including careful review of maternal antenatal exposure history and labs, and consideration of peripheral blood smear in suggestive cases.
Authors
- Shivang S. Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9082-3969)
- Gregory J. Berry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0767-6826)
- Samiksha Tarun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7150-9993)
- Daniel A. Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2394-1319)
- Ian A. Mellis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6239-4821)
- Abdullah Kılıç (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0875-6593)
- Fann Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4942-7264)
- Makoto Tokiwa
Institutions
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- Wake Forest University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-05219-7
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00