10347-3
Babesia microti identified in Blood by Light microscopy
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LP14555-4 Babesia microti
Babesia microti is a protozoan parasite that infects the red blood cells (RBCs) of humans. It is the infectious agent that causes Babesiosis and is the most common species to infect humans in the United States. Babesia microti is difficult to distinguish from the Plasmodium falciparum parasite that causes malaria, both on a stained blood smear and by the symptoms of infection. The initial diagnosis is most often the identification of the parasite in RBCs on a Geimsa-stained thin blood smear. Follow-up indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) testing is 88-96% specific for Babesia microti infection. Symptoms of infection are noticeable 1-8 weeks after the tick bite. Infection in 25% of adults and 50% of children by Babesiosis microti is asymptomatic. The less severe symptoms of infection include hemolytic anemia, jaundice, shortness of breath, hemoglobinuria, which occur during parasitic multiplication. Patients without spleens experience a much higher rate of RBC infection (85%) versus an RBC infection rate of 1-10% in patients with spleens. Splenectomized patients are more likely to be symptomatic when infected with Babesia microti and often die within 5-8 days. The vector of Babesia microti is the Ixodidae tick and the reservoirs are believed to be the white-footed mouse (Peromuscus Leucopus Rafinesque), the microtus vole (Microtus spp.) and the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus).[https://web.stanford.edu/group/parasites/ParaSites2009/NaikhobaManobi_Babesia/NaikhobaManobi_Babesia.htm]
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Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Babesia microti identified
- Property
- Prid
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Bld
- Scale
- Nom
- Method
- Microscopy.light
Additional Names
- Short Name
- B microti Bld Smear
- Display Name
- B. microti identified LM Nom (Bld)
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Babesia microti test, Blood
Basic Attributes
- Class
- MICRO
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 1.0i
- Last Updated
- Version 2.73
- Order vs. Observation
- Both
- Common Test Rank Get Info
- 10293
Member of these Groups Get Info
| LOINC Group | Group Name |
|---|---|
| LG41637-6 | Babesia |
Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| es-AR | Spanish (Argentina) | Babesia microti identificada: |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Babesia microti identificado: |
| es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Babesia microti identificada: |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Babesia microti , Identifiés: |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Babesia microti identifié: |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Babesia microti Identifiées: Synonyms: Identifiées |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Babesia microti , identificato: Synonyms: Microbiologia Microscopia ottica Presenza o Identità Punto nel tempo (episodio) Sangue |
| ko-KR | Korean (Korea, Republic Of) | 바베시아 미크로티 동정: |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | Babesia microti geïdentificeerd: Synonyms: lichtmicroscopie |
| pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Babesia microti identificação: Synonyms: ; |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Babesia microti идентифицированный: Synonyms: Кровь Номинальный; |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Babesia microti tanımlanmış: |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 鼠源巴贝斯虫 已鉴定的: Synonyms: 光学显微镜方法; |
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