Description of Case of Infection With a New Species of Babesia and Its Molecular Diagnosis

University Hospital, Strasbourg, France1 enrolled

Overview

Babesiosis is a potentially very serious infection, but too little known. investigators want to raise their clinical colleagues and remind fellow biologists of the importance of choosing a good molecular diagnosis so as not to give false-negative results.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Babesiosis, Human

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion criteria: * Major subject (≥18 years old) * Splenectomized subject * Subject with severe babesiosis * Subject not having expressed, after information, his opposition to the reuse of his data for the purposes of this research Exclusion criteria: \- Subject having expressed opposition to participating in the study

Locations (1)

Parasitology and Medical Mycology Department - Strasbourg University Hospitals

Strasbourg, France

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

A retrospective study describing a case of infection with a new species of Babesia

Time frame: The files analyzed retrospectively concern the period from January 01, 2020 to December 31, 2020.

Central Contacts

Alexander PFAFF, MCU-PH

CONTACT

33 3 69 55 14 45 alexander.pfaff@chru-strasbourg.fr

Saïd CHAYER, PhD, HDR

CONTACT

33 3 88 11 66 90 said.chayer@chru-strasbourg.fr

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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