NYMC Faculty Publications

Congenital Babesiosis After Maternal Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi and Babesia microti

DOI

10.1093/jpids/pix074

Journal Title

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

First Page

e1

Last Page

e5

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-1-2018

Department

Pediatrics

Second Department

Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

Third Department

Medicine

Abstract

We describe the cases of 2 infants with congenital babesiosis born to mothers with prepartum Lyme disease and subclinical Babesia microti infection. The infants both developed anemia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia, and 1 infant required red blood cell transfusion. Both infants recovered with treatment. Additional studies are warranted to define the optimal management strategy for pregnant women with early Lyme disease in geographic areas in which B microti infection is endemic.

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