TY - JOUR T1 - Transfusion-associated babesiosis after heart transplant. JF - Emerg Infect Dis Y1 - 2003 A1 - Lux,J. Z. A1 - Weiss,D. A1 - Linden,J. V. A1 - Kessler,D. A1 - Herwaldt,B. L. A1 - Wong,S. J. A1 - Keithly,J. A1 - Della-Latta,P. A1 - Scully,B. E. KW - Babesia microti KW - Babesiosis KW - Blood Transfusion KW - Heart Transplantation KW - Humans KW - Male KW - Middle Aged AB - We describe a 54-year-old spleen-intact man with transfusion-associated Babesia microti infection after a heart transplant. Adult respiratory distress syndrome developed in the patient, and he required mechanical ventilation. Our experiences with this patient suggest that babesiosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of transplant patients who have fever and hemolytic anemia. VL - 9 CP - 1 U2 - PMC2873739 ID - 934 ER -