TY - JOUR AU - Strasek-Smrdel, Katja AU - Korva, Misa AU - Pal, Emil AU - Rajter, Mojca AU - Skvarc, Miha AU - Avsic-Zupanc, Tatjana T1 - Case of Babesia crassa–Like Infection, Slovenia, 2014 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2020 VL - 26 IS - 5 SP - 1038 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We report a case of Babesia crassa–like infection in an asplenic patient in Slovenia in 2014. We diagnosed the infection using microscopy, 18S rRNA sequencing, and serology and monitored parasitemia using digital PCR. With its increasing occurrence, babesiosis should be included in differential diagnoses for immunocompromised patients displaying fever. KW - Babesia crassa–like infection KW - emerging pathogen KW - humans KW - parasitemia KW - digital PCR KW - Slovenia KW - parasites KW - serology KW - blood smear KW - 18S rRNA KW - Babesia crassa KW - zoonoses KW - vector-borne infections KW - babesiosis DO - 10.3201/eid2605.191201 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-1201_article ER - End of Reference