LP266718-8
Babesia sp 18S
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Description
A fragment of the 18S rRNA gene specific to Babesia species is commonly targeted to detect and identify Babesia in human or animal specimens. Babesia are intraerythrocytic protozoan parasites transmitted by ticks and cause babesiosis, an infection with mild to moderate symptoms, including fever, fatigue, chills, sweats, headache, myalgia, anorexia cough, arthralgia and nausea. Patients with severe babesiosis can have respiratory failure, disseminated intravascular coagulation, congestive heart failure, liver and renal failure, and splenic infarction. Severe symptoms typically only occur in patients who are immunosuppressed due to infections like Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and conditions such as cancer. PMID: 18755385[CDC: babesiosis] Source: Regenstrief LOINC
Basic Part Properties
- Part Display Name
- Babesia sp 18S
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2018-03-27
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Babesia 18S
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Babesia sp 18S |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 巴贝斯虫属 18S Synonyms: 巴倍虫属 18S; |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Gen 18S Babesia spp |
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