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Volume 26, Number 8—August 2020
Synopsis

Rise in Babesiosis Cases, Pennsylvania, USA, 2005–2018

David IngramComments to Author  and Tonya Crook
Author affiliations: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA

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Table 4

Diagnostic results for 8 patients with confirmed babesiosis, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA, 2005–2018

Patient no. Smear (% parasitemia) PCR result IgG* Co-infection with Borrelia burgdorferi
1 Positive (12) Not obtained Not obtained Yes
2 Positive (45) Positive Positive Yes
3 Positive (40) Positive Positive Yes
4 Positive (11) Not obtained Positive No
5 Positive (16) Not obtained Not obtained No
6 Positive (17) Positive Positive Yes
7 Positive (2) Not obtained Positive No
8 Positive (1) Not obtained Positive No

*IgG serologic test result considered positive if titer >1:256.

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