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Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis vs Ehrlichiosis vs Babesiosis
Nonspecific febrile illness with severe headache and myalgia.
Diagnosis: NAAT, Blood
Ehrlichiosis vs Babesiosis ... Diagnosis: NAAT, Blood ... Treatment: Doxycycline Babesiosis ... #Ehrlichiosis #Babesiosis
Babesiosis - Babesia Life Cycle
1) Tick takes a blood meal (sporozoites introduced into host)
2) Trophozie ←→
Babesiosis - Babesia ... ) Tick takes a blood ... ) Tick takes a blood ... ) Tick takes a blood ... transfusion #Babesiosis
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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• Peripheral blood ... Infection mediated (Babesiosis
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
toxins: Malaria, Babesiosis ... - Peripheral Blood
Babesiosis on Peripheral Smear
85 M from SE USA, hx splenectomy, IgG4 plasmacytic syndrome: F, chills, profound
Babesiosis on Peripheral ... Transfusion related babesiosis ... post exchange: blood ... microti, malaria Babesiosis ... IUIDfellowship #Babesiosis
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Babesiosis - Diagnosis ... Diagnosis: • Thin blood ... confirmation of babesiosis ... TheIDtrivia #Babesiosis
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Blood Product Transfusions ... screen - determines blood ... testing patient blood ... Thresholds Special Blood ... Chagas disease), Babesiosis
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Blood Transfusion ... the banked donor blood ... in transfused blood ... Chagas disease), Babesiosis ... @nickmmark #Blood
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Differential #Ddx
Diagnosis #babesia #babesiosis
Tick Borne Illnesses
 • Lyme (Borrelia)
 • Babesiosis (Babesia)
 • Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia)
 • Human
(Borrelia) • Babesiosis