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