Babesia microti in a Canadian blood donor and lookback in a red blood cell recipient.
Babesia
haemovigilance
protozoal infections
transfusion-transmitted infections
Journal
Vox sanguinis
ISSN: 1423-0410
Titre abrégé: Vox Sang
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0413606
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2022
Mar 2022
Historique:
revised:
09
08
2021
received:
14
07
2021
accepted:
09
08
2021
pubmed:
1
9
2021
medline:
18
3
2022
entrez:
31
8
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
We describe the third documented case of autochthonous human babesiosis in Canada and the second in a Canadian blood donor. Multiple laboratory investigations were carried out on the donor and the immunocompromised recipient of an associated, potentially infectious red blood cell product. The donor had not travelled except for outdoor exposure in south-eastern Manitoba, followed by illness and hospital admission. The donor had a notable parasitaemia, positive for Babesia microti using whole blood nucleic acid testing (NAT). The recipient was negative for B. microti by both serology and NAT. There was no evidence of transfusion-transmitted babesiosis.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
We describe the third documented case of autochthonous human babesiosis in Canada and the second in a Canadian blood donor.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
METHODS
Multiple laboratory investigations were carried out on the donor and the immunocompromised recipient of an associated, potentially infectious red blood cell product.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The donor had not travelled except for outdoor exposure in south-eastern Manitoba, followed by illness and hospital admission. The donor had a notable parasitaemia, positive for Babesia microti using whole blood nucleic acid testing (NAT). The recipient was negative for B. microti by both serology and NAT.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
There was no evidence of transfusion-transmitted babesiosis.
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
438-441Subventions
Organisme : None
Informations de copyright
© 2021 International Society of Blood Transfusion.
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