Volume 26, Number 8—August 2020
Synopsis
Rise in Babesiosis Cases, Pennsylvania, USA, 2005–2018
David Ingram
and Tonya Crook
and Tonya Crook
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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