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What is your approach to relapsing babesiosis in immunosuppressed patients?

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Infectious Disease · Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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The first thing to do is to try to confirm that this is a relapse rather than a reinfection. If it is a true relapse, there is no proven established approach, but these are the options.

  1. If possible, try to decrease the level of immunosuppression
  2. The IDSA guidelines from 2020 recommend 6 weeks of st...

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