Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): 2020 Guideline on Diagnosis and Management of Babesiosis

Authors

Peter J. Krause
Paul G. AuwaerterFollow
Raveendhara R. Bannuru
John A. Branda
Yngve T. Falck-Ytter
Paul M. Lantos
Valéry Lavergne
H Cody Meissner
Mikala C. Osani
Jane Glazer Rips
Sunil K. Sood
Edouard Vannier
Elizaveta E. Vaysbrot
Gary P. Wormser, New York Medical CollegeFollow

Author Type(s)

Faculty

DOI

10.1093/cid/ciaa1216

Journal Title

Clinical Infectious Diseases

First Page

49

Last Page

64

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-27-2021

Department

Medicine

Abstract

The purpose of this guideline is to provide evidence-based guidance for the most effective strategies for the diagnosis and management of babesiosis. The diagnosis and treatment of co-infection with babesiosis and Lyme disease will be addressed in a separate Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), American Academy of Neurology (AAN), and American College of Rheumatology (ACR) guideline [1]. Recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of human granulocytic anaplasmosis can be found in the recent rickettsial disease guideline developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [2]. The target audience for the babesiosis guideline includes primary care physicians and specialists caring for this condition, such as infectious diseases specialists, emergency physicians, intensivists, internists, pediatricians, hematologists, and transfusion medicine specialists.

Recommended Citation

Krause, P. J., Auwaerter, P. G., Bannuru, R. R., Branda, J. A., Falck-Ytter, Y. T., Lantos, P. M., Lavergne, V., Meissner, H. C., Osani, M. C., Rips, J., Sood, S. K., Vannier, E., Vaysbrot, E. E., & Wormser, G. P. (2021). Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): 2020 Guideline on Diagnosis and Management of Babesiosis. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 72 (2), 49-64. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1216