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First report of human babesiosis in Australia
Author(s) -
Senanayake Sanjaya N,
Paparini Andrea,
Latimer Maya,
Andriolo Kerrie,
Dasilva Alexandre J,
Wilson Heather,
Xayavong Maniphet V,
Collig Peter J,
Jeans Phillip,
Irwin Peter J
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja11.11378
Subject(s) - atlanta , officer , medicine , library science , disease control , family medicine , political science , law , metropolitan area , pathology , computer science , virology
The Medical Journal of Australia ISSN: 0025729X 19 March 2012 196 5 350-352 ©The Medical Journal of Australia 2012 www.mja.com.au Case reports — notable case infected red blood cells. Re-examination of the b films and recognition that the organisms did not pro hemozoin led to the presumptive diagnosis of babes infection. This was confirmed by Australian and ove experts who viewed electronic files of the slides. patient was then given intravenous quinine (600 m hourly) and clindamycin (600 mg 6-hourly) for bab ospital, rra, ACT.